Private data security

Don’t gloat about the Ashley Madison leak. It’s about way more than infidelity.

But before you celebrate your comeuppance over less ethical friends and colleagues, consider this: The Ashley Madison leak is about a lot more than the public shaming of philanderers.

Above all, it’s about Internet privacy.

Within minutes of the alleged leak, people began combing the data for information and posting their findings. Journalists and security experts quickly noted that there were 15,000 .mil or .gov e-mail addresses among those used for the site.