All 510 contacts in Paris Hilton's phonebook have been leaked to the internet, clearly showing that the security on any network is only as strong as its weakest link. For scary implications, first picture if this was your data, then picture loads of spammers instead of slavering fans. As Warren Ellis points out, “If Ms Hilton wasn’t scammed out of her password, then there’s a hole in T-Mobile you could run a truck through.” Hey, I’m going to SMS Fred Durst.
“I came back for my own purposes,” said the Time Traveler, looking around my booklined study. “I chose you to talk to because it was . . . convenient. And I don’t want you to do a goddamned thing. There’s nothing you can do. But relax . . . we’re not going to be talking about personal things. Such as, say, the year, day, and hour of your death. I don’t even know that sort of trivial information, although I could look it up quickly enough. You can release that white-knuckled grip you have on the edge of your desk.” I tried to relax. “What do you want to talk about?” I said. “The Century War,” said the Time Traveler. I blinked and tried to remember some history. “You mean the Hundred Year War? Fifteenth Century? Fourteenth? Sometime around there. Between . . . France and England? Henry V? Kenneth Branagh? Or was it . . .” “I mean the Century War with Islam,” interrupted the Time Traveler. “Your future. Everyone’s.” He was no longer smiling. Without asking, or offering to pour me any, he ...
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