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Virgil Griffith had earlier done a similar tool and paid dearly for it after exposing CIA and FBI edits" 16 Aug 2007 — CIA and FBI computers used for Wikipedia
by erie 4y ago
Virgil Griffith had earlier done a similar tool and paid dearly for it after exposing CIA and FBI edits" 16 Aug 2007 — CIA and FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits ... The program, WikiScanner, was developed by Virgil Griffith of the Santa Fe Institute https://www.reuters.com/article/oukin-uk-security-wikipedia-idUKN1642896020070816 https://www.reuters.com/article/oukin-uk-security-wikipedia-...
- loxias 4y agoCame here to mention Virgil, glad someone beat me to it. =) It's truly amazing how much can be gleaned from a perusal of the edit history for a page from the beginning. I assume much goes undetected.
- ailef 4y agoYes, I've mentioned it also in my original blog post. What do you mean though by "paid dearly for it"? I was not aware of anything particular happening.
- whythre 4y agoMaybe pertaining to persecution like this: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2020/12/11/virgil-griffith-still-doesnt-know-what-exact-crimes-he-is-accused-of-attorneys-say/ https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2020/12/11/virgil-griffith-s...
- ailef 4y agoIt's possible, but as much as I dislike what's happened to him I think it seems a bit far-fetched to see it as retribution for creating WikiScanner.