I&#x27;m surprised there aren&#x27;t more reports of honey-pot use, particularly with how easily it is to derive a behavioral patterns of terrorist propagandists.<p>Such honey-pots would no doubt catch false-positives but it is a known effective means of reconnaissance and sabotage, considering how aggressively and thoroughly they are connected to social media.<p>Recently Isil issued a warning to all social media propagandists to be safe and vigilant in their online activities (eg: do not use personally identifiable information, use VPNs or Tor, etc), so it stands to reason that their online network and social network is under active attack.<p>The article cites honey-pot use as one of the reasons that Isil continues to have a persistent online presence, but is it really that prevalent?<p>There are so many things we can do to combat their online war campaign that doesn&#x27;t involve poking tech firms to open up encryption or open up private access channels for law enforcement, and honestly I think the various governments aren&#x27;t being forthcoming or cooperative in their online adversarial campaigns. One could even say they&#x27;re being obstructionist or obtuse, with one-sided demands rather than a progressive partnership.<p>Where are our NSA pundits? Are they too busy with economic espionage against their patrons&#x27; opponents? Does the MSM really have nothing further to add other than &quot;tech firms are lazy&quot;?