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holy shit. that is terrifying.

by gnarbarian 10y ago

ddorian43 10y ago
Normal game streamers get swatted and sending heroin would be easy with the silkroad-alternative market online.
- untog 10y ago
  Does that in any way negate the fact that it is terrifying?
  - ddorian43 10y ago
    No.
1ris 10y ago
Could have been child porn.
- BinaryIdiot 10y ago
  An almost horrible, related story: When I was in middle school and the internet was still fairly new (we had just gotten it) a classmate of mine hatched a terrible plan to get rid of a teacher he hated. He waited until the teacher was out sick one day then during the substitute's typical teaching pattern of having us "read these 3 chapters, answer questions then keep your head down until class is over" he jumped on the teacher's computer. After reassuring the substitute that he was allowed to he tried desperately to find child porn. His plan was to save it into semi hidden folders onto the computer then later on turn the teacher in for having child porn. Fortunately this classmate wasn't able to find any and eventually gave up. But I've always remembered his plan. It's terrifyingly believable that if someone managed to get into your computer and download child porn, there is likely little recourse or way to prove you did not do it.
  - mixedbit 10y ago
    In this case such prove should be possible. Files creation dates would show that the files were downloaded when the teacher was absent. The dates would make it easy to associate this accident with your class and then, after asking a few questions, with your classmate.
    - breakingcups 10y ago
      Those dates can easily be altered by someone knowledgeable though.
      - dangero 10y ago
        And easily sold to a jury as proof positive after they were altered. I've feared for a lot time that this type of thing is currently in the government arsenal of threats and weapons.
    - lutusp 10y ago
      > Files creation dates would show that the files were downloaded when the teacher was absent. But file creation dates are easily changed by a skilled hacker.
      - coldtea 10y ago
        And also by the teacher. So maybe he altered them? That's what the DA would sell to the jury...
    - coldtea 10y ago
      >Files creation dates would show that the files were downloaded when the teacher was absent. And what if the teacher was not on leave or sick, but just in the school's cafeteria, or briefly in another class, etc? Good luck proving anything with the dates, especially after several months, where nobody remembers who was where at that random day in the past.
      - 10y ago
- thecatspaw 10y ago
  that reminds me of randomRambo's story. On stream he was searching for a file on his computer, and a file with a name containing CP. Long story short, police was called, "he molests his kid on stream" (totally untrue), police came, arrested him on stream. took more than half a year for him to get declared innocent. here is him talking about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzdFOpRTvyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzdFOpRTvyU
  - draugadrotten 10y ago
    > took more than half a year for him to get declared innocent. Even if declared innocent, being charged on suspicion of possession of such porn is a life-long stigma that never wears off. For example, it will be impossible for a foreign citizen to obtain a US 'ESTA' visa waiver after such suspicions.

holy shit. that is terrifying.

ddorian43 10y ago

Normal game streamers get swatted and sending heroin would be easy with the silkroad-alternative market online.

untog 10y ago
Does that in any way negate the fact that it is terrifying?
- ddorian43 10y ago
  No.

1ris 10y ago

Could have been child porn.

BinaryIdiot 10y ago
An almost horrible, related story: When I was in middle school and the internet was still fairly new (we had just gotten it) a classmate of mine hatched a terrible plan to get rid of a teacher he hated. He waited until the teacher was out sick one day then during the substitute's typical teaching pattern of having us "read these 3 chapters, answer questions then keep your head down until class is over" he jumped on the teacher's computer. After reassuring the substitute that he was allowed to he tried desperately to find child porn. His plan was to save it into semi hidden folders onto the computer then later on turn the teacher in for having child porn. Fortunately this classmate wasn't able to find any and eventually gave up. But I've always remembered his plan. It's terrifyingly believable that if someone managed to get into your computer and download child porn, there is likely little recourse or way to prove you did not do it.
- mixedbit 10y ago
  In this case such prove should be possible. Files creation dates would show that the files were downloaded when the teacher was absent. The dates would make it easy to associate this accident with your class and then, after asking a few questions, with your classmate.
  - breakingcups 10y ago
    Those dates can easily be altered by someone knowledgeable though.
    - dangero 10y ago
      And easily sold to a jury as proof positive after they were altered. I've feared for a lot time that this type of thing is currently in the government arsenal of threats and weapons.
  - lutusp 10y ago
    > Files creation dates would show that the files were downloaded when the teacher was absent. But file creation dates are easily changed by a skilled hacker.
    - coldtea 10y ago
      And also by the teacher. So maybe he altered them? That's what the DA would sell to the jury...
  - coldtea 10y ago
    >Files creation dates would show that the files were downloaded when the teacher was absent. And what if the teacher was not on leave or sick, but just in the school's cafeteria, or briefly in another class, etc? Good luck proving anything with the dates, especially after several months, where nobody remembers who was where at that random day in the past.
    - 10y ago
thecatspaw 10y ago
that reminds me of randomRambo's story. On stream he was searching for a file on his computer, and a file with a name containing CP. Long story short, police was called, "he molests his kid on stream" (totally untrue), police came, arrested him on stream. took more than half a year for him to get declared innocent. here is him talking about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzdFOpRTvyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzdFOpRTvyU
- draugadrotten 10y ago
  > took more than half a year for him to get declared innocent. Even if declared innocent, being charged on suspicion of possession of such porn is a life-long stigma that never wears off. For example, it will be impossible for a foreign citizen to obtain a US 'ESTA' visa waiver after such suspicions.