A group of hackers known as “anonymous” claim to have gained access to the personal Yahoo! Mail account of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, posting what they say are screenshots of her inbox, address book and two sample email messages to the WikiLeaks web site.  Pictures of Governor Palin’s children were also posted to the web site.

Although some have said that Palin uses personal email to conduct public business in an attempt to avoid complying with public record laws, the emails released by “anonymous” appear to show the exact opposite: Governor Palin using personal email to conduct personal and political business.  I see no state business being conducted in the information released by “anonymous.”  As such, it’s unclear what the legitimate public interest in viewing Palin’s personal communication would be.

Larry Mendte could not be reached for comment.

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