Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Education

Florida Investigates Hacked Text-Message Notification

January 21, 2009 05:24 PM ET | Alison Go | Permanent Link | Print

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5-digit phone number

I just got a call from a 5-digit number: 91281. It seemed computer-generated.... what's this all about?

2 things wrong with this...

1. First and foremost to jump to the conclusion that the message was about our new President... that's just stupid (and obviously disgusting).

2. Why isn't there a much bigger story going on here? What about a full investigation? Haven't we seen enough victims of school psycho-shootings to know that a system like this needs to *work* AND *be secure* for when it's actually needed?

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