The internet activist group 'anonymous', famed for its exposure of unethical behavior by the Scientology cult, has now gone after the Alaskan govenor and republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
At around midnight last night some members affiliated with the group gained access to governor Palin's email account "gov.palin@yahoo.com" and handed over the contents to the government sunshine site Wikileaks.org. |WikiLeaks|
Where to start with this? First, the hacking of her personal account was wrongful and inappropriate. The account was known to exist, investigators were aware of it and had power to subpoena it. In a case like this, vigilantism has no excuse.
That said, there's not a lot in the emails posted so far at WikiLeaks. Probably the most interesting detail is the revelation of a second yahoo account, which wasn't hacked. Apparently WikiLeaks has more emails, so we'll see what comes out.
As you would expect, both email accounts have now been deleted. I suppose it's possible that deleting the accounts could get Palin in trouble for obstruction of justice, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
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