However, it raises some really interesting issues with regards to your privacy and security on the internet. The fact that the author of the story was able to spend a few hours researching then be able to intercept conversations on the internet, find usernames and passwords and so on with relative ease shows you just how insecure an environment the web really is. While it may not have been the main point of the story, these issues highlight a real need for secure communication any time you are transferring any sensitive data at all. It’s clear that it’s not just the government you should be afraid of (in fact, if this story is to be believed, you’re less likely to be being watched by the government than some random hacker!), but anyone who has a little time and inclination to monitor your communication and steal personal data.

The real moral: the internet is not a safe place to communicate without security… and you are never truly anonymous and un-traceable.