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- jsnkc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"Couldnt you just use and external hard drive and download everything to that and when you get a letter in the mail just hide it?"
If you get a letter...it's already too late....they already have enough evidence on you to prosecute. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Not exactly what I was expecting... but creative none-the-less.
...and for the record:
The RIAA doesn't need to search your house or even need "evidence" to drag you through the civil court system.
When the LE executes a search warrant on your computer equipment, all of it goes by-by (including power strips and ethernet cales) and there's a very good chance you will *NEVER* see *ANY* of that equpment again, ever. - luma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Am I the only one who sees some much more nefarious uses for this?
1) Replace that switch with a hub
2) Call target company, say you're Joe Executive from company that may buy/sell products from/to them, work around to which service company handles their computer hardware/software/printers/copiers/phones/etc.
3) Walk into company 1 week later, speak to front desk saying you got a call on a dead UPS for their server/printer/copier/phones/switches/whatever.
4) Walk into server closet, install device with the cable intercepting some useful sniffing point. Preferrably positioned between a major server and its switch or between the internal network and the internet firewall.
5) Setup the NSLU for an outgoing tunnel to some relay host.
6) Capture all the data you want from the comfort of a net cafe in the next town over.
7) Profit! (sorry, couldn't resist that one) - MacSuxWindozSux, on 11/13/2007, -0/+2There is.
The first step is called war-driving. Finding an unsecured wifi.
Want to hack someone, anyone, and not get caught?
Find an unsecured wifi, do your business and go home.
Using a big antenna to pull things in from your house only works so well. The boys at the FCC have a certain knack for triangulating signals.
How do you think they caught Mitnick? Same/similar methods, just with cell phones. - nightwing2000, on 11/13/2007, -0/+2The only things that are relevant are - whether your high-speed line was used to serve files, and what was the total expense account of the RIAA lawyers to get to your town?
The rest, doesn't matter. They don't have to find the files - the presumption if they don't was that you erased the files. What you need to do is set up a self-contained WiFi server with UPS and rotate it from hotspot to hotspot. I'm surprised there's not more of this sort of "drive-by sharing". - theHM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A nano-itx-based file server with 2 wifi and network connections could do the job nicely. hook it up on your university's/school's network somewhere that no-one will look. use one connection for remote control (and ONLY remote control, so that it isn't detected as rogue) and the other wifi to serve up the files to the internet and you're sorted. the whole unit (including psu, mainboard, processor, cooling and hard multiple drives) would fit in a shoe box and most sysadmins wouldn't find it. and all sitting on your university's high-speed internet connection.
wanna get a abit more sophisticated? have your file drop accessible only by ssh, and use tiny disposable gumstix-based machines relaying all the content to http. with a little ingenuity it would be virtually untraceable, though you're gumstix devices' MAC would be blacklisted occasionally. nothing some intelligent shell scripting couldn't handle, though. - manicarzo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"A friend and I just exchange a flash drive back and forth with different albums we've ripped.
I think so far we've exchanged over a 2 gigs of music on that thing.
Sneaker sharing is by far the safest method."
DVDRW? - nightwing2000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Hmmm... I wonder why there's an Ethernet cable coming from this UPS. Only one? it's supposed to be surge suppressing a straight-through cable? My, it's awful light for a UPS!"
Might fool a burglar, but not someone who's confiscated anything that looks vaguely computer-like and has plenty of lab time to examine it. - mobbydick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1the riaa's scare tactics seem to be working :)
- tastypastry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Couldnt you just use and external hard drive and download everything to that and when you get a letter in the mail just hide it?
- compu486, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1not if you take it to your local school or library and install it with out any one knowing ;)
- TheRappingShoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Nice build, but totally pointless in trying to protect you from the RIAA/MPAA/whoever.
- Coletrickle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hm, nice but if he has it's xbox where he places it next to (his linux xbox he says) why not just run a server on the xbox? There's pre-built software for that, and if you turn the modchip off they'll never ever see it.
- nightwing2000, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3"good" is an adjective. "well" is an adverb.
As in: "I hid the stolen goods in the well. Tears welled up inside me as I though of all the good I was missing hiding my goods in the well - but I was feeling good, as well. Oh well, it's all well and good. Goody! Good bye!" - powerf00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1wow sorry about your wife man
- Anchoret, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1> What you need to do is set up a self-contained WiFi server with UPS and rotate it from
> hotspot to hotspot. I'm surprised there's not more of this sort of "drive-by sharing".
Man, there is so much totally, boneheadedly unsecured wireless broadband around here that I'm not even bothering to renew my DSL when the contract runs out. I'm just rigging a discreet antenna on the roof and a repeater into my net. It's freaking ridiculous. - Blizaine, on 11/13/2007, -1/+2FYI: I'll DIGG anything with "Screw the RIAA" in the title...
- tommis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I tought the concept was pretty original, so points for that - but if you really must keep something hidden/secret, why not just use TrueCrypt ( http://www.truecrypt.org/ ) ?
You can create encrypted virtual volumes or encrypt physical drives. It even allows you to create hidden volumes inside other hidden volumes, making them practically impossible to find.
Truecrypt is (free) open-source, available for Windows and Linux. It also comes translated to various languages. - nnonix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"Inventgeek.com has a real(ly) cool article on how to build a stealth server. Now you can hide your files real(ly) good=well!!"
I are gonna do more gooder next time! - kzinti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Neat idea, but I wonder how long that disk drive is going to last in an enclosure with two transformers and no ventilation.
- tommis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Forgot to add this explanation about Truecrypt and hidden volumes:
"It may happen that you are forced by somebody to reveal the password to an encrypted volume. There are many situations where you cannot refuse to reveal the password (for example, when the adversary uses violence). Using a so-called hidden volume allows you to solve such situations in a diplomatic manner without revealing the password to your volume."
http://www.truecrypt.org/hiddenvolume.php - compu486, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Now the RIAA will never find my MP3 servers..... (#$))_%$)*@&^( )%^@
(NO CARRIER)
- foofooz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0to manicarzo:
No, that is from exchanging back and forth multiple times. I will give the flash drive to him, he will pull the files off of it and load it with different files for me. He returns it to me and I start the process anew.
Although it would be alot easier to burn our files to DVD, that way we would each have a back up of the other's music files. - spamdies, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0really want to screw with the riaa, make ad-hoc wireless file servers popular.
- t3rmin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2GRAMMAR people, please - "hide your files real good". Brilliant.
- Dhalgren, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That's pretty cool. I wanna see what kind of fun you can have hiding this thing at other places, though: a trojan ups...
- RHamel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I would still say you've been screwed by the RIAA, if they've siezed your Xbox and PC, but missed your stealth server.
- tastypastry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0If you get a letter...it's already too late....they already have enough evidence on you to prosecute.
True, but atleast you would still have all of you data saved saved somewhere safe. - LiThiuMElectro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0RIAA scare kid has we can see.
- pillfred, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0RHamel- I would have to agree. But then again it would seem that they screw everyone but there wives/husbands. imo.
"There are many situations where you cannot refuse to reveal the password (for example, when the adversary uses violence). " lol - bryantee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Now you can hide your files real *well*.....sheesh.
- TheSolomon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0continuing nightwing's comment-- Your server may be configured properly. It would be nice if the same was true for your grammar. :-)
- dbr_onix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Interesting idea, kinda pointless, but cool :P
A slightly more praticle steal-server is using the Tor hidden-service feature(? not sure if thats the right word..)
http://tor.eff.org/cvs/tor/doc/tor-hidden-service.html
- Ben - shelby1076, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This would be perfect for hiding porn from your wife.
- GLSmyth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Does anyone still care about RIAA music?
- jimthetaff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I am totally immune from the riaa so this stuff doesn't bother me!
- zbeast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't live in the land In brotherd by the RIAA. but this is a nice build up Idea.
It's always great being able to re-task system boards for other useful projects.
It would with a wireless this would make a great "share spot". - Cerberus047, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0or screw the riaa by everyone downloading stuff.....
- Noloco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Anyone swaps music the old traditional way ?
- MioTheGreat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It would be cooler if they used powerline networking. That way, It just has to plug in.
- fenix25, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0are you really affraid of the government? why? what bad have they ever done? you are just being paranoid... yes... remember to take your meds and wear your foil hat.
- Nerevar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hella cool idea.
- hiddenmidget, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0that's kinda cool......but i hide my file server in the wall :)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"And another thing no one is TOTALLY immune from the RIAA."
@angel00:
*****. ever heard of the pirate bay? in sweden, the riaa/mpaa/bsa/whatever have no jurisdiction and cannot (though they've tried) shut it down. BTW, sweden is not the only country, that is COMPLETELY immune to the riaa. - multifaceted, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"are you really affraid of the government? why? what bad have they ever done? you are just being paranoid... yes... remember to take your meds and wear your foil hat."
You have to be new.
- The RIAA is not the government
- Have you read any of the story's about what the RIAA does to people?
- You are an idiot. - mattvirus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0what's next, server in a spaghetti can? I just don't see what's so crazy cool about this, but maybe it's just me.
- spangemonkee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"good" is an adjective. "well" is an adverb.
"Now you can hide your files really well."
"Here is a good way to hide your files." - SniperGX1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0The letters come registered mail.
- Nocturnal, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0That's brilliant if you ask me. If I had the time and resources, I'd attempt to make that. It's quite nice and serves its purpose quite well lol.
- anonymousabe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0bravo. beautiful.
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