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Tennessee man imprisoned for "hacking" Pail's email
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/01/13/sarah-palins-email-hacker-imprisoned/
First of all, a year in prison seems pretty severe for this dude's "crime," but the thing that annoys me the most is that the media treats this guy like he is a computer guru with skill so arcane, he can break into high-profile email accounts. They always refer to him as the "hacker" who "broke" into Sarah Palin's email account, yet a middle schooler with a basic knowledge of computers could've done the same thing.
As one user on slashdot put it:
"Please stop talking about this guy like he has some computer wizardry - he guessed at recovery questions. If I leave a riddle taped to my safe that gives the combo when solved, how angry can I be when somebody figures it out?"
Yeah, a riddle who's answer is public knowledge and easily found using any search engine. Good job, Palin.
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/01/13/sarah-palins-email-hacker-imprisoned/
First of all, a year in prison seems pretty severe for this dude's "crime," but the thing that annoys me the most is that the media treats this guy like he is a computer guru with skill so arcane, he can break into high-profile email accounts. They always refer to him as the "hacker" who "broke" into Sarah Palin's email account, yet a middle schooler with a basic knowledge of computers could've done the same thing.
As one user on slashdot put it:
"Please stop talking about this guy like he has some computer wizardry - he guessed at recovery questions. If I leave a riddle taped to my safe that gives the combo when solved, how angry can I be when somebody figures it out?"
Yeah, a riddle who's answer is public knowledge and easily found using any search engine. Good job, Palin.