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Feds probe Palin's hacked e-mail account
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/18/Feds_probe_Palins_hacked_e-mail_account/UPI-37341221735058/ ^

Posted on 09/18/2008 2:13:44 PM PDT by chessplayer

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The FBI and Secret Service are investigating a second apparent hacking of Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account.

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: email; fbi; hackers; mccainpalin; palin
Also heard Yahoo is refusing to cooperate with the Secret Service.
1 posted on 09/18/2008 2:13:45 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: chessplayer

Well at least they asked first . 2 min. later the feds were into their server. So , no matter..


2 posted on 09/18/2008 2:17:57 PM PDT by fantom
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To: chessplayer
Also heard Yahoo is refusing to cooperate with the Secret Service.

EVER WONDER WHY?

3 posted on 09/18/2008 2:19:08 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (OBAMA: He was a flop before he became a flipper.)
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

the secret service should just say this is for China, THEN yahoo will jump to cooperate.


4 posted on 09/18/2008 2:21:42 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: chessplayer

Some AP and Yahoo execs need to be frog marched downtown and made an example of.


5 posted on 09/18/2008 2:23:18 PM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in the panties of American history. (Obama is his 2nd term))
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To: chessplayer

Then Yahoo should be shut down.


6 posted on 09/18/2008 2:29:15 PM PDT by Gator113 (Drill here, drill now...... or die.)
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To: chessplayer
Also heard Yahoo is refusing to cooperate with the Secret Service.

If this is true then I'm cancelling my DSL through ATT Yahoo.

7 posted on 09/18/2008 2:33:46 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: chessplayer
From the UPI article:

Alaska activist Andree McLeod has filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking disclosure of e-mail messages from another Yahoo account Palin used.

IMHO this is a coordinated political hit, folks. Since at least one felony has been committed, I think it could rise to the level of conspiracy (plus obstruction of justice by the AP and others).

RICO time . . .

This could be as big as Watergate, if some U.S. Attorney decides to run with it.

8 posted on 09/18/2008 2:36:54 PM PDT by filbert (More filbert at http://www.medary.com)
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To: Gator113

Actually, I would hope that Yahoo -would- refuse to cooperate until a properly executed search warrant is delivered.


9 posted on 09/18/2008 2:46:36 PM PDT by garyb
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To: chessplayer

WHAT did Obama know, and WHEN did he know it?


10 posted on 09/18/2008 2:46:51 PM PDT by jrawk
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To: filbert

Alaska activist Andree McLeod has filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking disclosure of e-mail messages from another Yahoo account Palin used.

You cannot force someone to disclose personal emails under the FOI act, is this person stupid.


11 posted on 09/18/2008 3:27:42 PM PDT by sunmars
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To: garyb

I think I agree with that statement. However, I am not convinced that we have an “expectation of privacy” in such a medium.

I do not know, but I would also wonder if the “fear of destruction of evidence” comes into play as an exception, here.

Admittedly, computer records and such are not my strong suit and I have never given this issue any thought. You could be right, I’m just not sure.


12 posted on 09/18/2008 4:34:45 PM PDT by Gator113 (Drill here, drill now...... or die.)
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I am not convinced that we have an “expectation of privacy” in such a medium

The fact that email accounts are password-protected shows that there is an expectation of privacy.

13 posted on 09/18/2008 5:27:35 PM PDT by CaptRon
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To: chessplayer

Over at the History Channel forum a poster is claiming someone from the McCain campaign gave Palin email address out so it could be hacked in.

Crazy!

http://boards.historychannel.com/topic/Current-Events/Mccain-Campaign-Insider/520012583


14 posted on 09/18/2008 8:24:24 PM PDT by Milligan
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Over at the History Channel forum a poster is claiming someone from the McCain campaign gave Palin email address out so it could be hacked in.

Must be the same guy who proposed that Rove typed the Rathergate memo......

15 posted on 09/18/2008 8:26:50 PM PDT by TexasNative2000 (Obviously, liberals can't handle a strong, independent woman.)
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To: TexasNative2000

Anybody could have Palin’s email address just like we have mailing address on our mail boxes.

It takes a thief to break into your account just like a thief breaks into your house.

I don’t think the poster realize...this is a serious crime.
Immaturity is running the Obama campaign.


16 posted on 09/18/2008 9:00:58 PM PDT by Milligan
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