However, I work for a private company and if the law enforcement agencies had any cause to investigate then I know that my emails could be requested.
I don't see how publicly-funded scientists, the EPA or any "transparent" organization, can raise any objections to sharing their emails.
Signed Richard Windsor.
Unless you are famous or have someone out to get you, generally this isn't a common problem A year or two ago there was a sort of virus that would take your email and send spam to all your contacts. That is the most common problem I have seen. The solution to this type of thing is to add a signature to your email account
Honestly if someone really wants access to your computer and has above average skills, there isn't much you can do about it
The ClimateGate files revealed that climate scientists were very lazy with security, which is probably true of skeptics as well. They were sending passwords to each other over cleartext e-mail. Indeed, this might have been what triggered the RealClimate hack, someone sending a password for the site to someone else.
Climategate itself was triggered by scientists' non-responsiveness and deceit when asked for data to back up their claims. Between Yamal and FOI requests for temperature data, the center was being very obstructive. They refused to provide data, then they made up claims of not being able to release the data because of agreements with other countries. The rea reason was itself revealed in ClimateGate, Phil Jones, 'If they ever find out there's an FOI here in UK, I think I'll delete the file rather than hand it over.'
Previously, he had told someone,"Why should I hand you my data when you're just trying to find something wrong with it?"
What this has to do with hacking of Yahoo passwords, I don't know.
Some1Has2BTheRookie is right and you would be wise to change all passwords on all websites for those accounts you care about, not just yahoo. This bug was serious and in addition to changing your passwords, you might want to update your systems, including any android phones.
I care for individual privacy not government privacy and I know that the NSA has know about and used this bug for nearly 2 years, rather then warning companies like yahoo and protecting the people they are supposed to protect. I am of the opinion that no government has the right to spy on it's own people without judicial oversight. I do support Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning when they released information on what current and previous governments were doing. On the other hand they didn't reveal much I didn't already know or suspected. [1] Hopefully people, Including Bush and Obama, will go to jail over the spying and failing to warn American people and business of a serious security issue.
The climate-gate hack showed that there was nothing suspicious going on and that the conspiracy theorist were yet again barking up the wrong tree.
The reason you had to change your password is that yahoo.com was at risk from the Heartbleed bug. Yahoo has since corrected the problem and it is now safe to reset your Yahoo account password. Doing so before Yahoo implemented the fix would have been a futile gesture.
As for your question, I am a privacy advocate and therefore rarely believe that hacking accounts is a good idea. There are times that it would prove to be justifiable. "Climategate" would have only been justifiable IF it had shown any wrong doing that would have put people at risk due to such wrong doing. The scientist involved were cleared of any wrong doing by all of several independent investigations. One of the investigations was conducted by the U.S. Congress itself. In other words, the email hackers, in the case, are nothing short of criminals!
No problem here. I do not email sensitive information...... there are too many low-lifes living in Mommy's basement trying to sleeze around in other people's business.
Hopefully, they will be brought to justice.
At least in the case of Climate gate, Taxpayers were able to get a glimpse of the criminal deceit perpetrated by some of the egotistical, high profile, self-proclaimed "climate scientists", looting our hard-earned Money.
The so-called "Investigations" following the Scandal, were a joke. A bunch of 'coffee-drinking buddies" reviewing others of their ilk's criminal behavior??? Riiiiight.
It is very hard to get reliable information on this. I'd be interested in links if anyone has them.
The climate gate hackers were after cherrypickable text, not passwords. Not that this excuses them, but it seems like apples vs oranges to compare that to Heartlbleed.
I just had to change my password to access my Yahoo Account, thanks to concerns that my email might be hacked.
How many other people have had to change their passwords? Do denialists who have had to change their email still think that the criminals who hacked into the East Anglia emails are heroes?
