Big Sis Doesn’t Use Email
September 29th, 2012Via: National Journal:
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who is a key player in national cybersecurity efforts, said on Friday she doesn’t use e-mail.
“Don’t laugh, but I just don’t use e-mail at all,” she said during a discussion at a Cybersecurity Summit hosted by National Journal and Government Executive. She didn’t explain what communications tools she does use.
President Obama, who appointed Napolitano, broke precedent by carrying his own BlackBerry device. But in response to a question about her personal cybersecurity practices, Napolitano said she avoids many online services. “I don’t have any of my own accounts. Some would call me a Luddite,” she said.
Apparently she’s learned from the previous administration not to leave an electronic trail.
The phrasing is quite curious though: “I don’t have any of my own accounts.” Does someone else have your accounts? Do you have accounts, but just not in your own name?