Kind of a pithy article, but good fodder for convincing your boss it's a good idea to install ssh and using crypto. " Then he started opening his e-mail. The first was from our boss, about Joel's next column. I liked being a snoop in the loop. Another was from Joel's girlfriend's brother asking Joel to score free concert tickets. Then a chain e-mail from a few of our co-workers, with snarky comments about someone else on our floor they evidently don't like. Ah, isn't this what computer spying is all about? . . .
Kind of a pithy article, but good fodder for convincing your boss it's a good idea to install ssh and using crypto. " Then he started opening his e-mail. The first was from our boss, about Joel's next column. I liked being a snoop in the loop. Another was from Joel's girlfriend's brother asking Joel to score free concert tickets. Then a chain e-mail from a few of our co-workers, with snarky comments about someone else on our floor they evidently don't like. Ah, isn't this what computer spying is all about?

I also had Joel's Social Security number, the keys to the kingdom. Those digits would be enough on some websites to get me a driver's license in his name - and to start a full-scale identity theft. Before long, I could be ruining his credit rating, draining his bank accounts, and - well, you get the idea."

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