P2P Leaks Surprises

kilian.cavalotti writes "A new Web log is posting what it purports are pictures, documents and letters from U.S. soldiers and military bases in Iraq and elsewhere--all of which the site's operator claims to have downloaded from peer-to-peer networks such as Gnutella. The "See What You Share" site has been online for a week and has published photos ranging from a crashed military jet to a screenshot of a spreadsheet file that appears to include names, addresses and telephone numbers of marines. The site's operator, a 30-year-old named Rick Wallace, wrote in a blog posting that he is trying to help the military understand how serious a security risk unmonitored peer-to-peer file sharing can be."

Comments

Rick Wallace's behavior is disgusting

[beee]

There are ways he could've made this information available to the military without also sharing that sensitive information. Why not just contact them and inform them of users and networks offering this material? Why has he put our servicemen and servicewomen at risk by not only pointing out this flaw, but providing pictures and information on his website?

Couldn't his point have been made without actually doing harm to our people? What disgusting behavior.

Re:my email to Glen

[beee]

I doubt your claim to being a former member of the armed forces. If you were, you'd be extremely familiar with the existing comprehensive security program, ASN, the online portion of which was proposed back in 1995.

Good luck in Federal Pound-you-in-the-ass Prison..

[skermit]

Regardless of sender/receiver transmission laws or digital rights/security issues, publically broadcasting classified and internal documents of our armed forces can be construed as a breech of national security. I doubt once this hits the major newslets (as of /. wasn't major enough) this website will be shut down, and he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I thought I'd just find pictures, but there are security details, parts/order lists, confidential call numbers... this guy should/will hang.