Alleged ISIL hacker faces US terror charges for doxing soldiers A former computer science student accused of supporting the ISIL terrorist group has arrived in the US to face charges. 20-year-old Ardit Ferizi is charged with hacking crimes and providing support to a terrorist organization. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 35 years in federal prison. The US Department of Justice and FBI …
"Really depends on if they have the right guy "
Of course they got the right guy. Even if the evidence turns out to be wrong, incorrect or just circumstantial and they can't convict him, he'll have "got away with it" rather than be shown to be innocent.
Then again, considering the time and expense involved, I think we can be pretty confident that the evidence will demonstrate his guilt. Even if they have to make it up.
Or maybe he really is guilty? Who can tell these days?
some places have discounts if your in the Military.
Indeed - many fast food outlets in the UK also do this. I always remember a debate between a group of soldiers and a low standard burger chain staffer regarding their discount. It seems they needed ID cards; full uniform and an obvious military bearing wouldn't suffice - even the APC parked right outside the window wouldn't sway him.
Is it time to go back to paper records only for financial transactions and personal information? Not just because of this incident but because these incidents occur daily. It is obvious that the Internet is great for disseminating information but also that computers and networks cannot be made safe for the transfer or storage of anything important and going back to paper might increase employment a little.
No, it is time to go back to not storing every scrap of data that comes across your desk and then linking it with unprotected PII online.
Starbucks and whoever don't need to store people;s personal details to give discounts. In fact, very few entities need to store people's physical details. If they do, it should be compartmentalized, encrypted and access controlled. Accessible to third parties only upon presentation of a warrant or some other extenuating life and death circumstances. End of story.
For the supermarket and co. just create an account for these folks, scramble (and separate) the PII data with strong encryption and the give people a physical card or pass code they can enter at the counter when they claim their freebies. Hack that.
All of our personal data could be made anonymous and safe if we really wanted to. In fact it should be a law. Unfortunately, the dorks that don't want these things still think like 20th century junk mailers. They are the ones who should be doxxed, not paying customers. God help us.
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