Steven Petrow, who writes a column for USA Today on technology, writes about how he was hacked during a recent flight while working on a column about why the FBI wants Apple to hack into a phone.
Petrow writes, “That’s what my privacy-busting stranger had read. Back to my conversation:
“‘That’s how I know you’re interested in the Apple story,’ he continued. ‘Imagine if you had been doing a financial transaction. What if you were making a date to see a whore?’ My mind raced: What about my health records? My legal documents? My Facebook messages?
“And then the kicker:
“‘That’s why this story is so important to everyone,’ he told me. ‘It’s about everyone’s privacy.’
“Then he headed down the escalator and I headed out the front door. I may have been wearing my jacket, but I felt as exposed as if I’d been stark naked.”
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