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October 06, 2006
Watch Your Mouth! And Your Email, IM's, Blog Posts...
It should go without saying in the information age that if you want your private stuff to stay private, encrypt it or stay off the Internet. But nevertheless I will say it again: Trust no one, and nothing when comes to your communications and data. Wired.com's sex columnist Regina Lynn says this in her Sexdrive blog post today.She is speaking here of the ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's (Republican of Florida), email scandal, but the larger point is worth noting, eh?
"Did Foley truly not realize that with each e-mail," says Ms. Lynn, "each instant message, he entrusted his career that much further to those teenagers?
Did he not know that every single thing you say or do online is documented? That he could not expect to get away with inappropriate sexual advances as soon as he made them on the Internet?"
Foley wasn't, or was so buzzed or horny that he didn't care. Word to the wise, folks.
Posted by Ali Massoud at October 6, 2006 11:14 AM
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