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I'm just curious, how many readers think my story came out as right-wing/left wing? I tried to be as balanced as I could here, specifically because I didn't want to make this a political story.

We post stories on Download Squad all the time about software-related news. For example, yesterday I wrote up a post about a woman who discovered a flaw in the way Turbo Tax forms are filed online that let her access other users' information. Another post a few weeks ago talked about how easy it is to break unsecure passwords.

Neither of these stories directs you to particular software that you can download or use online. But both should serve as reminders that users should be careful in their interactions with computers, whether posting sensitive data online or in choosing a password to secure that data. In the case of the security post, many users pointed out their own solutions for storing passwords.

I suppose I could have written this post as a reminder that it's important to backup emails. But I thought the point was fairly clear. It's kind of funny that the government prohibits employees from using government property for political activity, but also prohibits them from using private property for government activity. What that led to in this case was a situation where a number of official emails sent on unofficial channels were lost, either intentionally, or by accident. Download Squad does not pretend to know either way.