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Topic	Japan's cyber security minister admits never having used computer
UnfairRepresent 11/15/18 1:31:46 PM #1:	A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government's cyber security strategy office and also the minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games that Tokyo will host in 2020. In the Diet on Wednesday, however, he admitted he doesn't use computers. "Since the age of 25, I have instructed my employees and secretaries, so I don't use computers myself," he said in a response to an opposition question in a lower house session, local media reported. He also appeared confused by the question when asked about whether USB drives were in use at Japanese nuclear facilities. His comments were met with incredulity by opposition lawmakers. "It's unbelievable that someone who has not touched computers is responsible for cyber security policies," said opposition lawmaker Masato Imai. And his comments provoked a firestorm online. "Doesn't he feel ashamed?" wrote one Twitter user. "Today any company president uses a PC. He doesn't even know what a USB is. Holy cow." Another joked that perhaps Sakurada was simply engaged in his own kind of cyber security. "If a hacker targets Minister Sakurada, they wouldn't be able to steal any information. Indeed it might be the strongest kind of security!" Sakurada has been in office just over a month, after being appointed in a cabinet reshuffle following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reelection as head of his political party. But he has already come fire for other gaffes in the Diet including garbling an opposition lawmaker's name and repeatedly stating "I don't know the details" when questioned about his new Olympic brief. Full ARticle: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan's-cyber-security-minister-admits-never-having-used-computer Man what kind of people vote a complete idiot who has no idea what he is doing into power? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:912454451] in Japan's cy... [t:77204937]...</cite> <quote>A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government's cyber security strategy office and also the minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games that Tokyo will host in 2020. In the Diet on Wednesday, however, he admitted he doesn't use computers. "Since the age of 25, I have instructed my employees and secretaries, so I don't use computers myself," he said in a response to an opposition question in a lower house session, local media reported. He also appeared confused by the question when asked about whether USB drives were in use at Japanese nuclear facilities. His comments were met with incredulity by opposition lawmakers. "It's unbelievable that someone who has not touched computers is responsible for cyber security policies," said opposition lawmaker Masato Imai. And his comments provoked a firestorm online. "Doesn't he feel ashamed?" wrote one Twitter user. "Today any company president uses a PC. He doesn't even know what a USB is. Holy cow." Another joked that perhaps Sakurada was simply engaged in his own kind of cyber security. "If a hacker targets Minister Sakurada, they wouldn't be able to steal any information. Indeed it might be the strongest kind of security!" Sakurada has been in office just over a month, after being appointed in a cabinet reshuffle following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reelection as head of his political party. But he has already come fire for other gaffes in the Diet including garbling an opposition lawmaker's name and repeatedly stating "I don't know the details" when questioned about his new Olympic brief. Full ARticle: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Japan's-cyber-security-minister-admits-never-having-used-computer Man what kind of people vote a complete idiot who has no idea what he is doing into power? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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