Naked Security: Sarah Palin’s email hacker is imprisoned, against judge’s recommendation

“It’s a pretty miserable end to a story that has run since the height of Palin’s ultimately unsuccessful campaign to become US Vice President. I’m not saying that what Kernell did was right, or that it’s excusable - but it’s always sad to hear about a young man being punished so severely for his naive antics when there are so many organised, financially-motivated cybercriminals at large.”