What Happened to Ashley Madison - Hacked

This is 2015, staying private and using your real name online is an insane idea.

 News Alert: Ashley Madison - the Cheat-on-your-spouse website got hacked. The hackers are threatening to reveal the names of the sites 37 million cheating users.

Lesson Alert: If you give a company your name, credit card number, photo, address - don't expect it to stay secret forever.
It has been revealed - No website can guarantee privacy. Every computer can be hacked. That's the reality.

Here's the dirty little secret only computer engineers know. The way the Internet was built, it's inherently insecure. Communicating online is like sending paper notes on an automobile highway in a war zone.
To keep your notes private, mathematicians come up with complex algorithms to encrypt communication.



Some websites don't even use encryption. It's like forcing you to ride naked on a bicycle.
Some websites use encryption that's outdated.
Lots of people keep using glitchy software like Adobe Flash. It's like leaving your door wide open.


And even if you're really careful online, the devices themselves get infected with malware.

So don't be surprised by the Ashley Madison hack.

Welcome to the 21st Century; And memorize this survival guide.

Everything is tracked.




Internet is insecure.

 
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