It's amazing that a CIA director was using GMail or any other free email provider. There are some privacy and security oriented email providers that do things such as no data retention. Using ip masking/anonymizing (VPN proxy/Tor) and encryption could have also substantially helped. None of this was done. The ACLU posted a decent summary http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/surveillance-and-security-lessons-petraeus-scandal and the EFF has some good background on the legal background for government interception https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/when-will-our-email-betray-us-email-privacy-primer-light-petraeus-saga (typically, only a subpoena required) .
On 20-Nov-12 14:56, Chuck Grimes wrote: > Petraeus Fallout: 5 Gmail Security Facts > > Want to avoid a fall from grace? Then ensure you're not the chief of a spy > agency who coordinates your extramarital affairs using a free webmail > service... > > http://www.informationweek.com/security/privacy/petraeus-fallout-5-gmail-security-facts/240124937?itc=edit_in_body_cross > > The scandal is what kind of idiot was running the CIA? > > The article goes on to outline some helpful tips about internet user > security. Here is a helpful tip. If you are plugged into anything except an > AC wall socket there is no privacy, security, and the bill of rights. > > CG > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
