Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th April 2018

Dilbert//10585, first published eight years ago on Sunday 8th April 2018

Tags

surveillance, spying, technology, lying, caught, busted, guilt, proof

Official transcript

Dilbert: Why didn't you answer my email? Boss: I didn't get it. Dilbert: My lie-detector app detected stress in your voice. I checked your email history on the server, and it confirms you opened my email. Boss: That could have been a hacker with my password. Dilbert: I'm checking the security camera footage for your office at that time. And there you are opening my email. Now will you admit you got my email? Boss: I'm seriously considering it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER MY EMAIL?

I DIDN'T GET IT.

MY LIE -DETECTOR APP DETECTED STRESS IN YOUR VOICE.

I CHECKED YOUR EMAIL HISTORY ON THE SERVER AND IT CONFIRMS YOU OPENED MY EMAIL.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A HACKER WITH MY PASSWORD.

I'M CHECKING THE SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE FOR YOUR OFFICE AT THAT TIME.

AND THERE YOU ARE OPENING MY EMAIL.

NOW WILL YOU ADMIT YOU GOT MY EMAIL?

I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Email Hack"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, follows Dilbert as he attempts to open an email on his phone. However, the email's security features prevent him from doing so. A lie-detector app detects stress in his voice, and a password hacker is alerted. Dilbert is forced to admit that he has been trying to open the email, and the hacker requests a security camera footage of his office at that time. Dilbert is left considering the situation, wondering how he got his email. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of modern email security and the lengths people will go to access their emails.

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