P2P identity thief sentenced - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 19th Mar 2008, 07:46

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03...if_sentenced/1

A man responsible for downloading personal data from at least eighty-three individuals via P2P software and fraudulently using their identities has been sentenced to four years imprisonment.

proxess · 19th Mar 2008, 08:27

Honestly I think everyone are to blame. The guy is to blame because he was obviously stealing. Limewire is to blame for allowing Docs and Settings to be shared and the people are to blame for putting such valuable information somewhere where it shouldn't be.

Almightyrastus · 19th Mar 2008, 08:30

When I was using Kazzaa a few years ago, a simple search for 'CV' would often yield dozens of people's CVs with personal information on them. I never used them for anything and never kept them, it was more of a 'I wonder if...' sort of thing.

fakeN · 19th Mar 2008, 09:09

eighty-three

profqwerty · 19th Mar 2008, 09:27

I know a farmer who had a lot of red diesel stolen by some gypsies who broke in at night [the diesel tank isn't exactly anywhere near a road!]. Then they dumped a load of it in a ditch after the police came after them, so the farmer was fined for not protecting the diesel and made to clear out the ditch and pay for extra security.
This is kind of the same as the identity theft - but this time it is the thief who is being prosecuted?!?!?!?

knyghtryda · 19th Mar 2008, 16:11

what the guy did was ethically wrong, but his victims were blissfully ignorant and almost had it coming to them. I don't think the sentence was wrong, but I do think that people really need to take a more proactive stance when it comes to how they treat their own information.

Cheapskate · 19th Mar 2008, 20:52

Yesterday I had a computer here that had limewire installed. It had disabled the virus scanner and totally fugged the system up.
I've had to fix a few kazaa-killed rigs too.
I guess the quest for internet porn is like chocolate dipped minefield.
...?
My analogies stink.

completemadness · 19th Mar 2008, 22:52

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accessing a protected computer without authorisation to further fraud

Hold on, if users are openly sharing their data, how can he be done for this

If i hand you a photocopy of my bank statement, how can i charge you for that?
Ok, now if you use that for fraud/identity theft, i understand where i can charge you, but still

19th Mar 2008, 07:46	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,010	P2P identity thief sentenced http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03...if_sentenced/1 A man responsible for downloading personal data from at least eighty-three individuals via P2P software and fraudulently using their identities has been sentenced to four years imprisonment. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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knyghtryda Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 78	what the guy did was ethically wrong, but his victims were blissfully ignorant and almost had it coming to them. I don't think the sentence was wrong, but I do think that people really need to take a more proactive stance when it comes to how they treat their own information. __________________ \| Opteron 165 @ 2.6GHz [watercooled] \| 2GB PC3200 \| BFG 8800GT @ 756/2000 [watercooled] \| Raptor 150GB + WD 1TB + Seagate 250GB + WD 250GB \|

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fakeN Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Reading Posts: 113	eighty-three

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