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UK Politician Criticised For Using Hotmail

Posted by samzenpus on from the make-better-choices dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Jack Straw stranded by JohnBailey · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  2. Re:Not government account by Cally · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been using gmail and gmx for at least a decade,

    How remarkably clever of you, especially as Gmail only entered it's initial invitation-only beta in 2003...

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  3. Ob Yes Minister quote x2 by mike2R · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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