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Searching For Trouble With Google

Posted by timothy on from the dirty-deeds-done-dirt-cheap dept.

achilles writes "From a recent eWeek article: 'Whether they realize it or not, many people leave sensitive information out in plain view on Web sites. But sooner or later, a Google search will dig it up.' The article goes on to list some examples such as 'a search for credit card numbers. Try this one, for "Visa 4366000000000000..4366999999999999' and other 'risky data' from careless users, such as QUICKEN files etc."

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  1. Re:Nothing wrong with this... by Short+Circuit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That doesn't really disprove it. Luck is a big factor in most gene pools, particularly being in the right place at the right time. e.g. being the first morsel a T-Rex sees upon arrival.

    Sure, there are genetic factors that influence the chance of a creature being eaten...Is it poisonous? Does it have camoflage? Is it larger than everything around it, without much of a way to defend itself?

    But the member of the same species that happened to be elsewhere is still more likely to survive.

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  2. Re:Nothing wrong with this... by It'sYerMam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But that's completely irrelevant - the fittest of those in the same situation survive that situation. Even then, chance is even handed so you have a net survival of the fittest even if, in one case, the fittest gets eaten.
    The point of debate was that you could not say "survival of the fittest" because it is not just the fittest individual that survives. However, fittest can apply to more than just one - it can be used as a percentage.

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  3. Here's a search I find funny... by jmcmunn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Serach for 'french military victories' and click the 'I'm feeling lucky' button and prepare to laugh.

    Some people have more time than I do.