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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 11:30 AM Sep 2016

Clintons private e-mail server

For years i have watched the united states and the american people get hacked at every level. Millions of americans have had their information stolen. Government agencies have been hacked and millions of americans had their info stolen. Government secrets were stolen. Countless corporations have been hacked. Peoples info has been stolen, corporate secrets stolen.

Many people are upset, angry because clinton used a private e-mail server but, according to the FBI there is no evidence her server was hacked into. That sounds like a success story to me. There seems to be a great hypocrisy in play here. People have been trying to turn this into something it isn't.

If hillary was sending secret e-mails to our enemies that would be a big problem. that did not happen. This has been overblown.

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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Perhaps because she did not use .gov her emails just may have been safer. FBI did not see signs of
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 11:47 AM
Sep 2016

her server being hacked, we know the .gov has been hacked. It is time to move on, this is another witch hunt by the GOP and no proof of security being violated.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
2. The open secret in DC is that security on government servers is crap.
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 12:06 PM
Sep 2016

Now that Colin Powell's advice to Hillary has been made public, we can surmise that people holding important positions in the government have been ENCOURAGED to set up and/or use email outside of the government, for the simple fact that their email will have a higher level of security.

I think the Rs who were bothering Hillary over her emails knew this all along. They were counting on Hillary's good judgement to not spill the beans on this open secret, lest our enemies take advantage. Hillary opted to take one for the team, that team being the USA.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Not only in D.C.,
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 12:49 PM
Sep 2016

but through out every Governmental Agency or department. And toss in the Military that is still using Vietnam era technolagy . And the Rethugs have always used this as leverage knowing they can monitor their opponents at any time any where. Remember Orin Hatch stealing info from Ted Kennedy,say know more.

Historic NY

(37,452 posts)
3. There were phishing attempts and some BS malware emails but none were successful or opened...
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 12:11 PM
Sep 2016

were all pretty much familar with that stuff in our in boxes.

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