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

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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.