http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6797580.ece
Burglar Taunts Victim Over Facebook.
Basically some bitch got her laptop and a few other possessions nicked from her. And the laptop presumably had her Facebook details on it and the thief logged in using his haxor skillz and rubbed it in her face.
Because the guys grammar is absolutely appalling we can guess he's not very technically proficient. Which means the chances are he hasn't got a clue about Proxy servers or anything else that could obscure his identity.
If the Cops follow this up (Unlikely, alas.) chances are they can nail this morons stupid ass by finding his IP based on Facebook IP logs.
It also raises another very important point.
What happens if your PC gets jacked or hacked and all your details are on it?
CC, forum logins, other accounts, Etc.
In short you're screwed.
Also tracking your laptop too if it gets jacked. I've thought of having some kind of automated login script on the PC. When your PC's Internet browser, whether it be IE, Opera, Firefox, Chrome, whatever is started it logs onto a server where the IP can be recorded and given to the appropriate authorities.
As well as that one could fit a GPS tracker into the laptop which makes a HD format in an attempt to prevent tracking worthless. Thing is it would eventually pay for itself.
There is a bitch of a problem though. Laptops are getting smaller which means a tracking device you bought in 2005 which could fit in laptops from the same time won't fit in laptops of today.
I'm sure the tracking devices will get smaller and cheaper in which case it's no problem for the future but it is for today.
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Stingers for boats...
Some innovators have come up with a device for boats which acts like a stinger on a car.
The purpose is to stop a speedboat travelling at high speeds containing explosives from moving. Naturally it's anti-terror bs but I may have noticed a fatal flaw in the idea behind it.
I assume it's intention is to prevent a USS Cole from happening on British soil.
Whilst I believe with the device featured in the video they could stop the speedboat who's to say they won't 'surrender' wait for the Pork to approach them before blowing themselves and a group of Cops up with them?
It's much more likely that the Royal Navy who are now patrolling the Atlantic to prevent Coke Mules from delivering their load will end up using the device since it's a lot more time efficient to have a dinghy stop 'em rather than a frigate chase and fire at the Coke Mules speedboats.
A lot of Navy Dinghy's are being used to apprehend the smugglers but it still takes time. Time which could be reduced via implementation of the device in the article.
Just some thoughts. That's all.
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Some interesting links...
Both perfect illustrations of the average criminals stupidity.
I think this story is quite funny too.
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Found a cool Firefox extension called IMacro.
It's useful for spamming and doing the same mundane tasks over and over again.
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Found this interesting too.
Some Brazilian TV presenter was bumping off people to boost the ratings and material for his crime show.
Sort of reminds me of the dude from 'Natural Born Killers' who presents 'America's Most Wanted' and how he capitalizes on the deaths of others to boost his shows ratings.
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All for now, expect more for later.
