Read my first post. I said that most of the blame rests with the criminals that broke into the governor's email. That said, just like leaving your keys in your car, using a mail service with a poor security record is unwise.
Any email system that you don't have physical security over is inherently not secure. In some of my other posts I detailed how one goes about fixing that problem.
I hate hackers with a PASSION. The internet and email could revolutionize this country many magnituted more than it already has, but businesses and individuals avid making that leap because THEY CAN’T TAKE THE RISK WITH THE LAWBREAKERS OUT THERE WHO COULD SINK THEM.
Of course, the "hackers" are the guys that invented the Internet and are currently making it better. But why screw up a good mindless rant with the facts?
Hackers should get the death penalty, and no, I am NOT kidding.
Good luck with that. And good luck on learning how the Internet works.
After your 3rd or 4th post where you glossed over what the hackers did and chastized Palin for using yahoo, I got angry.
I’m well aware of how the internet works. I’m also well aware that a large subset of it’s users want to keep it “free” so that they can use it as their personal playground, hacking, spamming, spyware, etc... included.
Excuse my anger, it is not directed at you personally.
I pay for an ISP to give me email access. I should NOT have to pay extra money (in software spyware protection and anti-virus software) to prevent CRIMINALS from sending me malicious, damaging infected email or prevent hackers/scripters from access information for which theyhave NO LEGAL RIGHT TO ACCESS.
The US government has basically let the “techno-nerds” run amok in cyberspace because of the hue and cry from those same people who decry government over-regulation.
If a corporate CEO wants to contract you to “hack” into his systems to check his security, fine. I have no problem with that. But if you try to access any bit of unauthorized information you should be sent to prison for LENGTHY prison terms.
The virus writers, spammers, spyware writers, scripters, data-miners and all of the unauthorized intruders into computers are costing theis country untold BILLIONS of dollars.
Other than the little problem sure these hackers can blame Palin. They will have years and years and years in jail to do it.