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Tory MP defends sharing logins, passwords with all her staff including interns
- Spooky23 9y agoTl;dr - To delegate email, with a side effect of avoiding accountability.
- craftyguy 9y agoWow, either she is 1) uneducated as to why this is a terrible idea (and therefore needs to be educated and forced to change her tactic) or 2) she's an idiot.
- noir_lord 9y agoShe's an MP, A group not widely known for excessive intelligence. As a former co-worker put it "People who'd be fired as middle managers in a supermarket in short order".
- walshemj 9y agoOr knowledge of modern technology Jen from the IT Crown would be in the third quartile. BTW an employee in the HOC or Lords requires DV vetting (TS clearance an USA terms) it some what rankles the MP's don't have to.
- digi_owl 9y ago3) willfully ignorant...
- jon-wood 9y agoI suspect that this is actually something done purposefully so that when things get leaked to the press there's deniability. "Oh, that wasn't me, that was one of the many people with access to my computer. What a shame we'll never know who it was."
- chrisstu 9y agoPlausible deniability for any future discoveries on her office computer. Very clever.
- bmsleight_ 9y agoIt is clear that MPs (of all sides) are just not up to date with modern office working. 1 - Hiring of staff 2 - Safeguarding 3 - Use of computers
- BrandoElFollito 9y agoThe "how to choose a good password" part is dreadful. The source is "Google Support" but the link does not point to any such recommendation.