"::Y-Not::" <$9+-Y-Not@here.com> wrote in news:240920051401028940%$9+-Y-
Not@here.com:
> In article <Xns96DB5C322D46ANPf36@nowhere.com>, <npf36@thefort.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "::Y-Not::" <$9+-Y-Not@here.com> wrote in
>> news:230920051454045755%$9+-Y-Not@here.com:
>>
>> > Important Security Information
>> >
>> > We all need to be aware of our personal security, regarding what
>> > we post, and how we do it. Reminders can help.
>> > Recently, there have been some circumstances that have caused
>> > people to be a little more free with their personal information
>> > than may be safe for them. These are revelations of:
>> > Which state they live in, and clues to which community, whether
>> > in the path of a storm or not,
>> > Young people saying they are young,
>> > Possible current occupations,
>> > Descriptions of unique items near where they live,
>> > Information about their real life friends and relatives,
>> > And other possible security violations.
>> >
>> > It's true that not everything we say can harm our security, but
>> > since we don't know what LEA likes to see from us, we should be
>> > very careful. Trying times, such as with national disasters and
>> > family tragedies, can cause us to reach out to our friends here
>> > for support. This can help, but this can also bring onto us a
>> > very personal kind of tragedy. PLEASE be careful, and keep this
>> > in mind: What we say about ourselves, in this very PUBLIC place,
>> > can doom us.
>> >
>> >
>> > Below is a repost of what was posted before about these issues:
>> >
>> > Important Security Information
>> >
>> > This is a repost of some things I've written about some security
>> > issues. People new to these newsgroups will find this useful.
>> > Others can use this post as a reminder.
>> >
>> > Please excuse me if what I write here looks as if I am writing
>> > to a child. It is very important that *all* of us understand
>> > what I write, so I am trying to make it easier for translation
>> > to other languages.
>> >
>> > Some of what I write here will look very simple and obvious, and
>> > we may feel sure that no one will ever do these things. We did.
>> > Some of the most expert people in these newsgroups have made
>> > these mistakes, because they are very easy to do, and because
>> > our own psychology is against the very unnatural ideas of
>> > security. This is about what and how you post. Other security
>> > matters can be discussed in other posts, by other people.
>> >
>> >
>> > Posting Service:
>> > Do not post to the newsgroups through what your Internet Service
>> > Provider (ISP) gives you for newsgroups access.
>> > Use a newsgroups service provider that does not keep a record of
>> > what you do, and does not show who you are and your computer
>> > address in your posts. You may have to pay money for this
>> > service. Be aware that posts of *any* kind, even just text, can
>> > get you noticed by the wrong people. ALWAYS be careful.
>> >
>> >
>> > DO NOT POST -->
>> >
>> > Pictures:
>> > Of yourself. At any age. NEVER NEVER do that.
>> > Of anyone who knows who you are.
>> > Of where you live, or where you have ever lived, or anything
>> > that can be used to identify the city.
>> > Of any documents that can be used to identify you.
>> >
>> > Information:
>> > Your real name, or any part of your name, or any nickname that
>> > you are known by outside of the newsgroups, or any nickname that
>> > relates to your real name.
>> > Your age.
>> > Date of birth.
>> > What you look like.
>> > What your home looks like.
>> > Specific information about your possessions, such as what kind
>> > of car you have and it's color, and exactly what kind of
>> > computer you have. Were you work, and what you do there.
>> > Where you went to school, and what degrees you earned.
>> > Exactly what health problems you have, or had in the past.
>> > About anyone who knows you, and who you know.
>> > What company provides your internet connection.
>> > Any real email address that is not secure.
>> > www.hushmail.com is good for secure email, and it's free.
>> >
>> > Each thing you do has a different level of risk, and depends on
>> > where you live.
>> > Post only text = minimal risk.
>> > Post pictures that are usually thought to be legal = some risk
>> > because accidents can happen.
>> > Post pictures that are known to be against the law in most
>> > places = a little bit more risk. (Don't get identified - take
>> > good precautions.) Post pictures that are known to be against
>> > the law in most places, THAT IS KNOWN THAT YOU CREATED = highest
>> > risk. Don't get identified - take the highest precautions. The
>> > law *will* come after you. Don't make it easy for them. Be
>> > *very* careful.
>> >
>> > Beware of the possibility of someone giving you false
>> > information, especially about security. There are, sadly, people
>> > would would harm you with lies. If someone says you are safe, do
>> > not assume they are being truthful. As in everything else, get a
>> > second (and more) opinion.
>> >
>> >
>> > I have probably forgotten to list some things. Please feel free
>> > to add to this list.
>> >
>> > Any investigator or security agent will agree with what is
>> > written here. If you don't understand how posting this
>> > information can harm you, please ask someone in those
>> > occupations to confirm this, or just trust me, because I don't
>> > write these things for fun. By now, many of you know something
>> > of who I am as a person, and know that I try very hard to know
>> > about what I say, and would never lie about anything.
>> >
>> >
>> > An extreme example of *bad* security:
>> > There was a poster named "Woody" who posted pictures of boys
>> > that he took the same day. The boys were doing sexual things and
>> > did drugs. He did this from a hotel in Bangkok Thailand. He said
>> > this. He was warned that what he was doing was dangerous to his
>> > freedom (over and above the damage he was doing to the
>> > children). He didn't listen to the many warnings and continued
>> > posting, even asking for requests for specific actions for the
>> > boys to do. He posted some pictures that were taken *outside*
>> > his hotel. He was warned to stop right away and run for safety.
>> > He didn't believe us. A few days later he stopped posting. That
>> > was the end. He never posted again.
>> > Someone had recognized the hotel where he was living, and called
>> > the British Embassy (Woody had said he was English.). They
>> > called the hotel and asked if there was anybody staying there
>> > named "Woody". THERE WAS! His real last name was "Wood"! The
>> > idiot had used his real nickname. The Embassy notified the local
>> > police, who arrested Woody at the airport. He has not been free
>> > since then, and will not be free for many years to come.
>> > Woody made many mistakes. Any *one* of them could have enabled
>> > him to be caught.
>> > Don't let this happen to you.
>> >
>> >
>> > A WARNING TO POSTERS:
>> > Before you use an autoposter to post the contents of a folder,
>> > please examine *every* single item in it before you press the
>> > post button. What you think might be in that folder may not be
>> > ALL that is in there. How many of us have inadvertently moved
>> > things by an errant mouse twitch, and then have to go look for
>> > them? ALL of us. Those who don't think we did that, just haven't
>> > noticed it yet. Don't let it catch you by surprise, to find
>> > pictures of your house cat posted all over the internet. Or
>> > worse. This has happened to people I know. Don't let it be you.
>> >
>> >
>> > SERVER INFORMATION:
>> > The most recommended newsgroups service providers are:
>> > www.easynews.com
>> > www.newscene.com
>> > There are others.
>> > They have various price ranges.
>> >
>> > Backup servers:
>> >
>> > www.teranews.com
>> > For a one time service fee of US$3.95, you can download up to
>> > 50MB a day, and do unlimited uploads, if they are done before
>> > the daily download limit is reached. Posting to some newsgroups
>> > is restricted. They have a less than average completion rate,
>> > and poor propagation, and don't list the contents of some
>> > newsgroups of interest.
>> >
>> > www.news.astraweb.com
>> > For just one fee of US$10, you can download up to 25GB with no
>> > time restriction, and do unlimited uploads. Good completion and
>> > retention, and has all the newsgroups. They have positioned this
>> > option specifically as a backup server, and for those with
>> > dial-up connections. It's also very easy, unlike most other
>> > providers, to successfully, and anonymously, request them to
>> > include a new newsgroup. This is the only provider that I've
>> > ever been successful in getting a new group to show up in.
>> >
>> > www.bubbanews.com
>> > Free 50MB download a day, but requires credit card to sign up.
>> > NOT for private things. They do not seem to have anything on
>> > their web site to indicate anything about privacy or security.
>> > Posting to some newsgroups is restricted. They have a less than
>> > average completion rate, and poor propagation.
>> >
>> > To be avoided:
>> > Athenanews 1, 2
>> > Uncensored-news 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
>> > Giganews 1, 4, 6
>> > Newsfeeds 1, 2, 3, 5
>> > Usenetmonster 5 (many) But extremely inexpensive.
>> > Newshosting 2, 3, 4, 7 (for posting)
>> >
>> >
>> > These have any combination of:
>> > poor security (1)
>> > poor propagation (2)
>> > poor completion (3)
>> > posting restrictions (4)
>> > missing newsgroups (5)
>> > zealous cooperation with the Law (6)
>> > bad payment options (7)
>> >
>> > Even recommended service providers are not without problems,
>> > which can become seriously worse at any time.
>> >
>> >
>> > When you DO access the newsgroups, read all the text messages in
>> > the groups of your interest. This is one of them. :-)
>> > You could learn a lot that way. For your survival.
>> >
>> >
>> > Because of who we are, many of us feel that our society that
>> > we've built here is like a true family. Many of us have lasting
>> > friendships with others here that we have maintained for years,
>> > and for some, most of our lives. There is real love here. But
>> > this can cause us to express too much of our selves without
>> > realizing it, disregarding the unpleasant fact that other people
>> > are seeing what we post, who are not like us and would wish us
>> > harm. I know we don't want to think about this, but we *have*
>> > to. Our survival depends on it. PLEASE be careful.
>> >
>> >
>> > Please be safe.
>> >
>> >
>> > Y Not
>> >
>> >
>> > "The more we learn, the more we discover how ignorant we are.
>> > Wisdom, is in surviving this."
>>
>> Thanks for the repost of important security information. It is
>> always important to keep these points in mind.
>>
>> I would add an addendum to the cautions of posting personal
>> pictures:
>>
>> If you use a digital camera to take pics, DO NOT POST THEM! Digital
>> cameras record and embed in their files (within the jpeg file
>> format standards) an abundance of information that is normally
>> unknown or overlooked ... including unique 'Camera Id' (which is
>> likely tied to purchaser through product registration).
>>
>> A program that will show you this information:
>> PIE: Picture Information Extractor
>> http://www.picmeta.com
>> (free demo works for '15 usage days')
>>
>> It would be sad to be identified by posting still-life of fruit if
>> the association of nic and image could be made.
>>
>> There are ways to suppress this information with post editing, but
>> they are cumbersome and not always effective...
>>
>> (The same may be true of digital video recordings too. I have not
>> ventured into this field, so am not familliar with the capabilities
>> or standards...)
>>
>> Big Brother is watching... Better to be safe than sorry!
>>
>>
>> --
>> TomBa -- (NP-f36)
>> "Such is the human race...
>> often it does seem such a pity that Noah...
>> didn't miss the boat." -- Mark Twain
>
>
> Thanks TomBa. This is very true. I had planned to post this
information
> in a separate post, and another two posts about other security
> information, one about posting "conduct", and the security problems
> that can result, and another one about how NSPs operate.
>
> When CH's BF (at the time) sent me some pics of himself, he was
> astounded when I told him what kind of camera his father used to take
> the pictures, and even the actual settings that were used, including
> the ISO, aperture, and focal length of the lens, and the status of
many
> other settings.
> This information is contained in the EXIF data field of many kinds of
> image files, and is put there by cameras and software programs that
are
> used to modify the images.
>
> I'll go into more of this later. Right now, CH wants FOOD! :-)
>
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Y Not
>
Your idea of "security" is so fucking funny, y-tard. Just keep it up.
You do more harm to these fucktards than I could ever do.
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