Only, the wireless network you signed into was not only unsecure, it was a decoy network setup by a malicious hacker targeting people casually checking email, like you.
Looks like the unsecure rap Voice over IP was getting before is pretty irrelevant now, as the FCC ruled today five to zip that VoIP communications must always be tappable.
When Detective Northrup visited each of the addresses, she determined that all had unsecure wireless networks that would allow someone parked near the location to access the internet through their unsecure wireless connection.
Similarly, Facebook and Twitter send login credentials over a secure line and then revert to an unsecure protocol. (Users of those social networks can add an "s" after "http" to force the systems to encrypt their browsing.) Social networking sites are where people increasingly conduct private conversations, whether through Facebook's Messages or Twitter's Direct Message feature.