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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: StonedCrusader on April 14, 2012, 05:41 pm
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This has been posted about before, but I don't feel everyone on here is fully knowledgeable about it.
An Anonymous hacker was recently busted by the FBI because he posted a picture that he took with his iPhone and the picture had GPS coordinates attached to it.
http://anonymouslegionops.blogspot.com/2012/04/explicit-photo-of-girlfriend-lands.html
Here's more information about cameras storing information on pictures.
https://www.familysearch.org/techtips/2011/03/gps-image-tagging-iptc-exif-meta-tags
Tips for cleaning data off photos:
http://mobileactive.org/howtos/safer-photos-how-remove-location-information-mobile-images
This is especially crucial because most High-Res Cameras(the ones people use to take beautiful hi-res pictures of their bud namely), stores tags on their photos.
If you are a vendor, you NEED to research on scrubbing the tags off your digital photos files before you upload them. If you have not done this yet, and have pictures of your product on here, then take the pictures down immediately and reupload scrubbed pictures.
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most linux distro's have a package called exiftool that can be installed via the package management software. This works on a lot of popular distros:
sudo apt-get install exiftool
then to clear all exif data from your images:
exiftool -exif:all= /path/to/files*.jpg
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Good info to bring up!
Can SR get something in place to auto-scrub all photos???
Is this making things too easy for non savvy vendors?
It seems fairly absurd that any so called "hacker" would fail to realize such an issue regarding info on his iphone taken pic. Especially when he was taunting LE. Just having a pic of a well tatted chic, that could easily be matched is plenty enough I imagine.
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This program is great for anyone that wants to scrub their photos: www.steelbytes.com/?mid=30
If you ever take a picture of your products make sure to blur out everything in the photo except your product, I've read articles of people getting caught by leaving clues in their photos for LE to trace.
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We have a little tutorial right here on the forum:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=142.0
Convenient, no?
-sSh-
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Indeed!
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Lulz. An "anonymous hacker" who didn't know how to hack or remain anonymous.
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I just don't use smart phones. Too much to lose for having a tiny computer you don't always need. I use my brain more, it's good for you ;)
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@LainOfTheWired1984:
Of course, running an emulation of your computer system on your brain is about as secure as you can get, right, Lain?
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I thought it was common knowledge that if you want any kind of anonymity, don't get apple anything?
iPhones are like homing beacons... For the Apple marketing dept of course, nothing nefarious!!!
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Even better: leave the EXIF data there, just change the details :)
I love the smell of red herring in the morning.
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Even better: leave the EXIF data there, just change the details :)
This is an interesting idea that could be used to turn law enforcement on themselves. Set the GPS data to be a police department, or the mayor's house, or some other interesting government official's home / work place.
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Even better: leave the EXIF data there, just change the details :)
This is an interesting idea that could be used to turn law enforcement on themselves. Set the GPS data to be a police department, or the mayor's house, or some other interesting government official's home / work place.
Even if it can't be pulled off, I think you deserve a medal just for this idea!!! ;)
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Lolz @ changing it to the police/FBI cyber crime div HQ.
Good idea.
Fed looks up himself
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GUYS. IT'S NOT JUST IPHONES YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT
ALL HD Cameras store data about the photo. The type of camera, etc.
Example: A cop gets a photo, looks at the tag data. Now he potentially has the following information:
Camera Make & Model - This can be looked up in a database, and if they already suspect you, and you're a camera owner of a illegal picture that was taken with said camera, you're fucked.
Your Name - A lot of high quality cameras will require you to register your personal information with the camera software - this can also go on the photo.
Etc, the list goes on. If you're going to post any photos of ANY KIND. Expect all cameras to carry vital personal information on them that could give you away, if if they don't... it's part of safe practices.
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Lulz. An "anonymous hacker" who didn't know how to hack or remain anonymous.
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can't you just paste the pic in paint then save it?
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@LainOfTheWired1984:
Of course, running an emulation of your computer system on your brain is about as secure as you can get, right, Lain?
That's no good either! I heard they can now tap into your brain......this is why i go nowhere without my foil hat!:)
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@LainOfTheWired1984:
Of course, running an emulation of your computer system on your brain is about as secure as you can get, right, Lain?
That's no good either! I heard they can now tap into your brain......this is why i go nowhere without my foil hat!:)
I used to wear a foil hat, but got sick of people treating me like a loony... so now I line my caps, fez's and fedoras with foil! I get to look thoroughly stylish AND keep out any nasties!!!
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wattup wattup!
So I was reading this or another thread and found the super simple "stripper" program? Where you simply drag your pic into the small box/window that is the actual program?
Sorry, newb question, but say you take a cell pic, email or usb copy it to computer, then drag it into stripper... is it then ready to be uploaded? Or do you copy the data that pops up in the window after dragging pic and paste and save in another folder?
Just need some clarification.
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Lulz. An "anonymous hacker" who didn't know how to hack or remain anonymous.
Don't be mean. They're sneaking big brother into those fucking smartphones faster than the shitstorms can manifest when we catch the bastards.
Hello, SR! I've been equivocating on joining you, but a man who once walked across town with a QP in a top hat, and waved at every cop he saw, is a man whose ultimate decision was more or less decided for him.
So, this is where all the functional brains on the Internet went. We should have shot any kid under the age of 16 we caught SMSing in public, back in the 00's.
Fellow nerds, why did we help the normal people when they wanted to get in on it? :(
Oh, now I remember. There was a pussy drought built-in that we had to fucking fix. That helped, didn't it? Now we've got fucktards, dumb memes, morons and moral infants whining about bad language and people being mean to them, and there's still a pussy drought.
We fixed that problem!
...kidding. :)
I shall indulge myself in the forums and bitching about markups (Initiate heart failure! I'm so ooooollld!) for now. I wish to be certain every step is as sound and secure as can be expected. Already got a class 5 fucking felony for one oxy in VA. I can't afford second offense. >_<
Love to all. :)
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You can also upload the photos to imgur, which will scrub the data from the photos, and then download the photos again.
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We have a little tutorial right here on the forum:
http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=142.0
Convenient, no?
-sSh-
Thank you kindly good sir, this is exactly what i was looking for so i can post my top shelf dank buds on satuday.
how do I give you a karma point??
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In a windows environment would it not fix the problem to just open the pic in paint, take a screenshot, paste the screenshot in paint and crop the screenshot down to your image and save as a BMP?
Please correct me if i'm wrong.
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In a windows environment would it not fix the problem to just open the pic in paint, take a screenshot, paste the screenshot in paint and crop the screenshot down to your image and save as a BMP?
Please correct me if i'm wrong.
interested in answers! +1
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I always opened up the pictured in paint, edit and crop, copy, open up a new paint and paste then save. All info is gone.
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@LainOfTheWired1984:
Of course, running an emulation of your computer system on your brain is about as secure as you can get, right, Lain?
That's no good either! I heard they can now tap into your brain......this is why i go nowhere without my foil hat!:)
I used to wear a foil hat, but got sick of people treating me like a loony... so now I line my caps, fez's and fedoras with foil! I get to look thoroughly stylish AND keep out any nasties!!!
I wear the latest in brain anti-spyware... an armadillo hat!
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is taking a screenshot of a picture pasting it into paint and saving it considered good practice to get rid of metadata?
Ace
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This has been posted about before, but I don't feel everyone on here is fully knowledgeable about it.
An Anonymous hacker was recently busted by the FBI because he posted a picture that he took with his iPhone and the picture had GPS coordinates attached to it.
http://anonymouslegionops.blogspot.com/2012/04/explicit-photo-of-girlfriend-lands.html
Here's more information about cameras storing information on pictures.
https://www.familysearch.org/techtips/2011/03/gps-image-tagging-iptc-exif-meta-tags
Tips for cleaning data off photos:
http://mobileactive.org/howtos/safer-photos-how-remove-location-information-mobile-images
This is especially crucial because most High-Res Cameras(the ones people use to take beautiful hi-res pictures of their bud namely), stores tags on their photos.
If you are a vendor, you NEED to research on scrubbing the tags off your digital photos files before you upload them. If you have not done this yet, and have pictures of your product on here, then take the pictures down immediately and reupload scrubbed pictures.
I spent $400 on a high res camera from Sony that does not have GPS or locating capabilities. This is how I avoid my location being in pictures I take.
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is taking a screenshot of a picture pasting it into paint and saving it considered good practice to get rid of metadata?
Ace
I wouldn't call it a good way but it is an effective way.