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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: iago on February 27, 2006, 11:08:11 AM

Title: The dangers of meta-data
Post by: iago on February 27, 2006, 11:08:11 AM
The Washington Post published an interview (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/14/AR2006021401342.html) 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 (http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2006/02/19/the_perils_of_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 :)
Title: Re: The dangers of meta-data
Post by: Sidoh on February 27, 2006, 01:03:04 PM
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.
Title: Re: The dangers of meta-data
Post by: GameSnake on February 27, 2006, 01:55:09 PM
Excuse me for the ignorance, but what did he do that would get him in trouble?
Title: Re: The dangers of meta-data
Post by: ZeroX on February 27, 2006, 03:22:32 PM
What a dumbass. 0x80 = Jail time baby.
Title: Re: The dangers of meta-data
Post by: iago on February 27, 2006, 07:42:46 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on February 27, 2006, 01:03:04 PM
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. 

Quote from: GameSnake on February 27, 2006, 01:55:09 PM
Excuse me for the ignorance, but what did he do that would get him in trouble?
Do a search for 'botnet'.