The dangers of meta-data

[iago]

The Washington Post published an interview with a botnet-builder known as 0x80 who mentions that he's from a small town. 

This article included a couple of pictures that were later removed.  When checked, the image's metadata listed the city he was in, which happened to be a small town (of about 3000).  Since he indicated some features near where he lives, including a strip club, some people used Google Maps to narrow down where he might live. 

Now I'm just waiting for the "he's been arrested" part of the article to show up

[Sidoh]

Haha.  Personally, I think he's an idiot to even agree with an interview.  People like that get so arrogant that they think they're above the law.

Then they get arrested.

[GameSnake]

Excuse me for the ignorance, but what did he do that would get him in trouble?

[ZeroX]

What a dumbass. 0x80 = Jail time baby.

[iago]

Haha.  Personally, I think he's an idiot to even agree with an interview.  People like that get so arrogant that they think they're above the law.

Then they get arrested.

One word: Hubris. 

Excuse me for the ignorance, but what did he do that would get him in trouble?

Do a search for 'botnet'.