That's even a bad analogy. The mail box isn't locked and cant be (or how else does mail get in), while your email is supposed to be secured. If you want to stick to the snail mail analogy, then maybe a PO box and you leave your key hanging on the box at the post office. But again, if you don't secure thing and you leave it wide open, don't be surprised when someone comes it. Not leaving it secured is akin to putting a neon sign over it and saying come on in...especially if you are a public figure.
Eric -----Original Message----- From: Medic [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 5:54 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Palin email hacking case - guilty! I don't really think comparing it to breaking into a house is a very good analogy. I think it's probably more accurate to equate it to taking mail out of someone's mail box. I believe this is a felony. And if someone did it you would blame the victim by saying "well the mailbox wasn't even locked." I think it sucks that some kid who guesses a password gets time, but it's a crime and a massive, premeditated invasion of privacy. We need to protect that privacy, especially now as we're losing more and more of it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:317173 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
