https://locodigital.com.br/en/tags/metadata/Recent content in Metadata on LocodigitalHugoen-USTue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/what-is-opsec-and-how-to-apply-it-to-your-privacy/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0300https://locodigital.com.br/en/technology/what-is-opsec-and-how-to-apply-it-to-your-privacy/<p>In 1966, the US Army set up a secret group called Purple Dragon with an unusual mission: work out why the enemy was able to anticipate every movement of American troops in Vietnam, even without intercepting encrypted communications. The conclusion was uncomfortable — the soldiers themselves were giving away critical information without realising it, through everyday habits, behavioural patterns and apparently trivial slips. The process that came out of that investigation was named OPSEC, and today it makes more sense for anyone with a smartphone than it does for a soldier in the jungle.</p>