Question of the Week - Due 8/22/08 by 5:00 PM

Background Info:
Is your email safe? You have a password right? You have a login right? The encryption is turned on for logging in, right? Well, think again. Your email may not be safe. Why? Because prying eyes can capture the packets that travel between your computer and Yahoo or Hotmail or Gmail -- and read your email! I can read your email!!! How? You can pay web sites to hack email passwords for you -- or do it for free yourself. Employers routinely, and legally, read employees email. Read some of the articles linked below:

http://www.hackingalert.com/hacking-articles/hacking-yahoo-account.php

http://www.43things.com/things/view/836504/hacking-email-password

http://www.hungry-hackers.com/2008/08/gmail-account-hacking-tool.html

http://rahulhackingarticles.wetpaint.com/page/More+in+Email+Hacking?t=anon

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-246543.html


Question(s) of the Week
Is it ever ethical to read someone else's, like a student's or an employee's, email? What kinds of software measures can you take to make sure only you can read your email? Would you read you neighbor's email packets if you knew how to capture and read them on Comcast? What if it was your best friend or your boyfriend's email?

Think about this carefully. Your response of at least 250 words is due in your blog by Friday at 5:00 PM.