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I wonder about this stuff and expect they could also just look for a file of that exact size in bytes on work PCs or cloud storage. I think anyone who wants to

I wonder about this stuff and expect they could also just look for a file of that exact size in bytes on work PCs or cloud storage. I think anyone who wants to write potentially career limiting things should exercise basic common sense like not using work computers and printers, removing fingerprinting elements, etc. In the future I expect more to do stuff like cut and paste between programs to alter the font and spacing before sharing. Or, of course, don’t leak proprietary information. There are whisleblower protection laws for illegal material that can be revealed. But leaking random company stuff, I think leads to less info being shared by the company to employees.

smhoff256 4y ago
Because we all know just how great those whistleblower laws protect people right? Right?
- jstarfish 4y ago
  Whistleblower laws don't work out so well for those who threaten to blow the whistle as a negotiating tactic. It's not retaliation if they fire you before you make the disclosure...
- prepend 4y ago
  I think they work out ok, I suppose. The big “whistleblowers” over the pas few years haven’t actually been whistleblowers because they leaked confidential secrets. So Reality Winner, Chesley Manning, etc were convicted independent of any whistleblower laws. And why Snowden had to do an illegal act to reveal. But I think these scenarios are totally different from these Twitter leaks where there’s no whistleblowing or illegal activity revealed. But I think there are tons of examples where the law worked and whistleblowers were protected and even financially rewarded, https://www.phillipsandcohen.com/successful-cases/ https://www.phillipsandcohen.com/successful-cases/
sidewndr46 4y ago
On a modern computer, all copying & pasting between programs would do is just create an exact trail of what is on your computer. Copy -> Paste is not metadata free by any means. If your final target was Notepad or similar, it should drop all the metadata. But in that case, just start with Notepad.

smhoff256 4y ago

Because we all know just how great those whistleblower laws protect people right? Right?

jstarfish 4y ago
Whistleblower laws don't work out so well for those who threaten to blow the whistle as a negotiating tactic. It's not retaliation if they fire you before you make the disclosure...
prepend 4y ago
I think they work out ok, I suppose. The big “whistleblowers” over the pas few years haven’t actually been whistleblowers because they leaked confidential secrets. So Reality Winner, Chesley Manning, etc were convicted independent of any whistleblower laws. And why Snowden had to do an illegal act to reveal. But I think these scenarios are totally different from these Twitter leaks where there’s no whistleblowing or illegal activity revealed. But I think there are tons of examples where the law worked and whistleblowers were protected and even financially rewarded, https://www.phillipsandcohen.com/successful-cases/ https://www.phillipsandcohen.com/successful-cases/

sidewndr46 4y ago

On a modern computer, all copying & pasting between programs would do is just create an exact trail of what is on your computer. Copy -> Paste is not metadata free by any means. If your final target was Notepad or similar, it should drop all the metadata. But in that case, just start with Notepad.