Wednesday, July 17, 2019
When Will They Ever Learn?
How many times do we have to write that in the internet age little stays secret for long? Here is another example of an incautious politician's private emails being made public. He should have known, but he thought he was protected. There is little or no safeguard from leaks and hacking. The rule is simple. If there is anything you don't want to go viral, don't write it and don't say it. Keep it to yourself. Because if you do either of those two things, someone is likely to post it. This precept applies especially to notable personalities, celebrities, people of power. Someone is always trying to show them up and perhaps, bring them down. There is no safety of a closed room anymore or of an encrypted message. Obama learned the hard way when he made remarks about the poor in a closed door meeting in San Francisco. Someone recorded it then posted his words. It was a profound embarrassment. The governor of Puerto Rico might lose his job over his emails. Well he should. He has been exposed as a hypocrite, and he was dumb.
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