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Thread ID: 13819 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2004-05-21
2004-05-21 18:59 | User Profile
The integrity of our gathering places around the web and personal contacts, whether encountered via chat, guestbooks, "private messages" or emails from unknown parties, can be increased dramatically by learning a few basic rules about internet investigation.
This group will offer simple suggestions which, with practice, will help us weed out the half-hearted and disruptive individuals who rob time, effort and trust from our cyber activities.
The first function will be to introduce practical application of web tools such as search engines, archives, catalogs, directories, site registries etc.
We also hope to present step by step case studies as they unfold based on requests from members who will gain experience by following these investigations and performing the suggested searches.
We will handle gossip, doubts and concerns with great attention to detail so that unfounded assumptions will not clutter up public forums and our members won't "jump to conclusions" and make accusations prematurely. The business of online finger-pointing is a serious matter and can greatly damage the reputation of sincere activists whose honest hunch merely needed more checking up on before announcement.
Snoops 14 will teach you how to do free net-wide background checks to help develop trust among your fellows. As the success of such intelligence gathering gains followers, it will be a mark of meaning to say, "They passed Snoop 14 inspection."
Use the group to develop your instincts and become a more efficient moderator/contact in WN cyber circles. This training will come in handy and save honest folks a lot of headache knowing there is one more clever WN detective online.
Having joined this effort, please become an active participant. The confidentiality of members is always respected and the list is private, so if you have an issue that you wish to remain unpublicized under your name, simply post your inquiry with "private" in the subject heading and your name will be removed and the issue forwarded by one of our moderators under their name.
The most practical example of how this group can be used would be that you have a security issue concerning an online contact. Simply post what information you can (email address, homepage, screen name etc.) along with any questionable behavior (claims made via online correspondence etc.) and our bureau will investigate the group or individual and post the results along with instruction in the methods by which they were attained.
Welcome to the age of saavy WN cyber-sleuthing!
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2004-05-21 21:33 | User Profile
Call me a skeptic and I'm certainly no computer security expert, but I would question the wisdom of hosting said 'WN cyber-sleuthing' venture on yahoo.com. ZOG probably has full access to their servers.
2004-05-21 21:59 | User Profile
Snoops 14 will teach you how to do free net-wide background checks to help develop trust among your fellows. As the success of such intelligence gathering gains followers, it will be a mark of meaning to say, "They passed Snoop 14 inspection."
My thought when I read this was I'd like to see some information on Metric One.
(With apologies to Metric One if you're a sincere WN.)
2004-05-21 22:44 | User Profile
I can't imagine there would be anything there that isn't available at any of the better sleuth sites or from the "Get the Dirt on Anyone!" spam e-mails... except specific examples and demonstrations perhaps... nudge, nudge, wink, wink...