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Why are "Senior US Officials" using gmail?

• william42 15y ago
  It's their personal accounts.
  • swaits 15y ago
    Then why would it matter if it got hacked? Surely they aren't conducting any official government "business" on their personal Gmail account, right?
• abraham 15y ago
  Google Apps provides a government edition: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/government/index.html http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/government/index.html
• adolph 15y ago
  To keep discussions off the public record. http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/06/starbucksgate-crew-calls-investigation-white-house http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/06/starbucksgate-crew-calls... Even in absence of some wrong-doing, officials are people too. Why would they conduct personal business using their work account?