Jihadists increasingly wary of Internet

After using the Internet for propaganda and recruitment, jihadist organizations realize that investigators are gleaning crucial information online. Experts say fighters are being told to limit their exposure, erase the footprint of their online activity and avoid revealing too many place names or faces. The jihadists groups are also increasingly using the “Dark Web” – the hidden part of the Internet protected by powerful encryption softwares. Terrorists are resorting more and more to software that is much harder to intercept like Skype, WhatsApp and services that delete messages as soon as they are sent. French police say the geographical location of some fighters were known “thanks to Facebook.” In November, a 28-year-old jihadist who travelled to Syria and then returned to France was jailed for seven years exclusively on the basis of what he posted online.

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