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Online Search Engines Lift Cover Of Privacy

Posted by timothy on Monday February 9, 2004 @02:18PM from the bathwater-around-the-baby dept.

Rican writes "MSNBC has an interesting article about how 'Googledorks' are using the powerful search engine to do searches across the web for sensitive and/or private information. Some of this information includes 'Medical records, bank account numbers, students' grades, and the docking locations of 804 U.S. Navy ships, submarines and destroyers.'"

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Re:Nothings private by Belzu · 2004-02-09 14:58 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Probably not cynical. But definitely a bastard!!
Re:Kazaa and Gnutella are cooler by grishnav · 2004-02-09 15:03 · Score: 2, Flamebait

nmap -sS -iR -p 445 -PS 445 -vv is also rather entertaining.
Holy Shit! by Omni+Magnus · 2004-02-09 15:14 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Somebody quick! Alert John Ashcroft. I call upon all nerds everywhere to do their patriotic duty and help slashdot google.