Response: "How Shutterfly and other social sites leave your kids vulnerable to hackers"

     Shutterfly is a social site that allows parents and coaches to share information about their players/children. The problem is that portions on the website, including the section where the sports teams' information is, are not protected with SSL. Without this protection hackers can easily access millions of students' sensitive information, such as their home address and phone number. Shutterfly has known about this problem for months and has failed to correct it. They state that they are working to remedy the problem, but it may take some time because it is very expensive. In the meantime, they are suggesting that parents do not share personal information on their site.
     I learned a lot from this article. I now know how important checking a site for SSL is. I liked the information they presented from many different, credible experts within different companies associated with the Shutterfly discrepancy. I really have an understanding of how simple it is to hack someone's information. This is especially important because any work done at a school will lost likely be done through public Wi-Fi, which is how the hackers obtained their information. I need to ensure that my students do not have to supply any personal information for any assignments done in my class that could potentially compromise their safety.