8.11.2016

Doesn't even use email…


Hack of Democrats' Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say - The New York Times
www.nytimes.com

So far, it does not appear that the Russian hackers sought or gained access to any computer systems used by Mr. Trump, who is known to avoid email, officials said.

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…is the go-to laugh line these days when depicting someone as impossibly behind the times, technologically inept. Except, maybe not.

Until the government, the political parties, and a whole lot of other big, important organizations (and some small ones, too) start getting their collective cyber security act together, avoiding email for critical messaging just might be the most techno-savvy move there is.

Blaming hackers (and Russians! OMG!) for the dismal state of our current political affairs is a classic case of blaming the messenger. Politicians: If you must cheat, at least have the decency to do it where no one can see.

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