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UK Politician Criticised For Using Hotmail
nk497 writes "The UK justice secretary Jack Straw has been criticised for using Hotmail as his official government email account after he apparently fell foul of a Nigerian spammer in a phishing attack. A security researcher said using such an account not only left the government in security trouble, but meant any emails sent could not be necessarily accessed via the Freedom of Information Act."
Jack Straw stranded in Nigeria? It's more likely than you think.
Nah, that's just wishful thinking
I'd pay Nigerians to *keep* Jack Straw. As would a lot of people. Thank god we can vote him out, and get in... hmmm... well...
Jack Straw stranded in Nigeria? It's more likely than you think.
Given the proximity to reality most of them seem to exist in, stranded in Narnia is more plausible.
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it.
You have to get elected. I'm assuming that you lose all your real friends, and all the fake ones will be happy to contact you.
How remarkably clever of you, especially as Gmail only entered it's initial invitation-only beta in 2003...
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Goethe
In summary, Jack Straw has many hats, and the email address he uses should depend on the hat he is wearing at the time.
"And which hat are you talking through now, Minister?"
Sir Humphrey: It is so difficult for me you see, as I am wearing two hats.
Jim: Yes, isn't that rather awkward for you.
Sir Humphrey: Not if one is in two minds.
Bernard: Or has two faces.
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