Read more email stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1139/email.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:16:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74556/climate-skeptics-hacked-emails-prove-were-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHackers have gotten their hands on a trove of emails from leading climate scientists, and global warming skeptics are rejoicing. They say the emails prove the crisis is overblown and are crowing about one in particular, from 1999, in which a scientist plans to add a "trick" to a graph...http://www.newser.com/story/74556/climate-skeptics-hacked-emails-prove-were-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 10:37:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74520/hasan-asked-cleric-when-jihad-was-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBefore he allegedly opened fire at Fort Hood, Nidal Hasan told a radical Islamic cleric that he couldn’t wait to drink nonalcoholic wine with him in the afterlife, according to one US official. Hasan exchanged 18 emails with Anwar al-Awlaki, who authorities believe is an al-Qaeda recruiter. In them, he...http://www.newser.com/story/74520/hasan-asked-cleric-when-jihad-was-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71631/google-wave-too-bloated-complicated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle Wave, the long-awaited chat/email/collaboration doohickey, is ambitious and sturdy, and packed with bells and whistles… and Twitter kicks its butt. See, Twitter’s main feature is simplicity, writes Farhad Manjoo on Slate, but Wave asks the world of users. It tries to replace email with “an entirely alien interface that...http://www.newser.com/story/71631/google-wave-too-bloated-complicated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71488/facebook-twitter-will-kill-email-maybe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEmail’s had a good run, but its day is done, according to Jessica Vascellaro of the Wall Street Journal . Email is an outdated form of communication, better suited to a time when we logged online and off, she argues. Now that we’re always connected, Twitter and Facebook are faster—and...http://www.newser.com/story/71488/facebook-twitter-will-kill-email-maybe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 15:59:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71333/yahoo-gave-iran-names-of-dissidents-blogger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA ZDNet blogger says Yahoo gave up the names and emails of 200,000 Iranian subscribers so the government would lift its block of the site during post-election violence. Yahoo turned over information on all Iranian users who publish blogs, writes Richard Korman, citing anonymous sources and a blog post...http://www.newser.com/story/71333/yahoo-gave-iran-names-of-dissidents-blogger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 9:44:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71260/alaska-democrats-complain-of-palin-email-cover-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats have been waiting more than a year for officials to release the thousands of Sarah Palin’s emails, and they’re starting to get suspicious. “I think they’re hiding something, I think this is a travesty of justice,” says the state’s Democratic Party chairwoman. “The law says they have 10 days...http://www.newser.com/story/71260/alaska-democrats-complain-of-palin-email-cover-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 13:02:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71104/how-to-avoid-becoming-a-phishing-victim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhishing scams are becoming a lot more sophisticated. Unwary Internet users can easily end up with their bank account and credit card details in the hands of crooks. CNET lists the best ways to avoid becoming a victim: Change passwords regularly. Experts recommend that passwords be changed every three months...http://www.newser.com/story/71104/how-to-avoid-becoming-a-phishing-victim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 1:19:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71076/hotmail-phishing-scam-also-took-in-gmail-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHotmail users weren’t the only ones compromised in the huge phishing scheme that came to light yesterday. Another 20,000 email accounts and passwords have surfaced, bearing addresses from Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and other services, the BBC reports. Google has found a third list but hasn't detailed its contents. Google...http://www.newser.com/story/71076/hotmail-phishing-scam-also-took-in-gmail-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 14:35:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70998/hackers-post-10k-hotmail-passwords-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNames and passwords for at least 10,000 compromised Hotmail email accounts were made public today, and Microsoft says it's investigating. A list of account names and passwords that was posted to a software development forum may only be a small part of the cache of stolen info—it consisted...http://www.newser.com/story/70998/hackers-post-10k-hotmail-passwords-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 18:12:36 CDT