Options for the Hacker. The presence of hackers in our world has changed the nature of communication. It could force us back to paper communication. From a recent report*, Russia is planning to adopt a foolproof means of avoiding global electronic hacking by reverting to paper and typewriters, each having its own signature. Even still, there are non crackable encryption techniques that can work and do work. We just don’t use them. Businesses under fund their IT departments and security personal to save money. But they lose privacy, and privacy is an asset; make no doubt. This is a story to illustrate that making security assumptions at almost all levels is misguided. It is a sad story. Yet, this story should be told. If you had a number of damaging emails that could be the ruination of a public leader, or anyone else, you have options. 1. You can release these in the spirit of disclosure of questionable behavior to the citizenry. 2. You can re
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