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Searching For Trouble With Google
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."
surprised the secret service is not knocking on the door of slashdot's parent company about now. This is dumb. Even if there were other people publicizing this originally, etc. etc., still slashdot's editors have willingly made sensitive information public.
What happens if fraudulent use of a credit card is ultimately found to be due to slashdot publication of said cards? It's not like this is news at all, the problem's been around for decades. Just now some dumb kid who wants to be a writer and look cool in front of other geeks has provided tons more reach. Or does slashdot believe only "nice people" access their website. as if.
That you can use perl syntax (ellipses) for a numerical range is interesting but not particularly relevant to anything except self-serving "exposes" like this one. How about some news for a change? You can look at some of the other things people have submitted but not had published after getting caught in your "value" filter. hmph!