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Hid.im Converts Torrents into PNG Images

torrentfreak.com — Hid.im is a new web-based service that allows users to hide .torrent files inside PNG images. This means that users can easily upload hidden torrent files to their favorite image hosting service and forums, or use it as an avatar on social networking sites without being censored.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jul 15, 2009

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  • inactive, on 07/14/2009, -28/+595Tomorow on digg: MPAA to sue Flickr!
  • ThreeDee912, on 07/15/2009, -9/+261Dont copy comments.
  • Crisender111, on 07/15/2009, -14/+239Dont copy comments.
  • winry, on 07/14/2009, -36/+253FTA: "Hid.im is a new web-based service that allows users to hide .torrent files inside PNG images. This means that users can easily upload hidden torrent files to their favorite image hosting service and forums, or use it as an avatar on social networking sites without being censored."

    As an avatar you said? That's beyond nerd, and I like it.
  • DeathfireD, on 07/15/2009, -7/+221Dont copy comments.
  • jefjefjef, on 07/15/2009, -9/+200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___________
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  • AndrewSnook, on 07/15/2009, -8/+183Dont copy comments.
  • nyxerebos, on 07/15/2009, -1/+1514chan has been doing this sort of thing forever:

    http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/6/6 ...
  • solid12345, on 07/15/2009, -1/+144Surely there are nude pictures of Britney Spears hidden in this .exe I just received?!
  • LuckyASN, on 07/15/2009, -9/+133Dont copy comments.
  • ghaltmann, on 07/15/2009, -1/+114Like a river winding around obstacles and making it's own path, content will continue to flow on the internet evading and snaking around the various blocks and hinderances.

    Knowing the MPAA/RIAA they will want to outlaw image hosting soon...
  • IronPwnage, on 07/15/2009, -6/+1134chan just got more useful
  • SteveCUBE, on 07/15/2009, -1/+105https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/128 ...
  • Praystation, on 07/15/2009, -0/+103remember to right click and select 'Run as Administrator' as well. Your antivirus is lying when it asks to quarantine it. It wants the pics all for itself.
  • rebizzle9, on 07/15/2009, -6/+105Dont copy comments.
  • miggyb, on 07/15/2009, -6/+105Dont copy comments.
  • Travelsonic, on 07/15/2009, -6/+104Dont copy comments.
  • Jaime2000, on 07/15/2009, -19/+111Don't copy comments.
  • humanerror, on 07/15/2009, -0/+85I'm definitely not swimming in your pool anymore.
  • lolupissed, on 07/15/2009, -7/+88Dont copy comments.
  • LinuxPerson, on 07/15/2009, -5/+81Wake me up when the Firefox addon that allows me to right-click these images and "save as torrent" comes out.
  • skunkman62, on 07/15/2009, -13/+88dude you just repeated the headline and getting dugg up with no smartass comments. digg users are slipping.
  • coondog35, on 07/16/2009, -1/+71At heart the file is STILL an mp3. It won't read as a jpg. These torrent files are truly png and can be read as such. The torrents elegantly hide in plain sight. It looks like pirates and ninjas finally have united.
  • k3rfuffl3, on 07/15/2009, -2/+70I'm digging you down because you're a ***** idiot
  • loconet, on 07/15/2009, -3/+70Fighting against unexpected use of technology is like herding cats or taking piss out of a swimming pool. Stop, embrace it, and adapt your business. Innovative things like this are not going to go away.
  • ryanhayn, on 07/15/2009, -2/+61If you left the douche part out you probably would've been dugg.
  • Munceenuts, on 07/15/2009, -2/+58Dont copy comments.
  • gungaroo22, on 07/15/2009, -20/+74Don't copy comments.
  • Paranoidmarvin, on 07/15/2009, -2/+56Dont copy comments.
  • kromix, on 07/15/2009, -1/+55Since when are .torrent files 3GB?
  • tehzombie, on 07/15/2009, -3/+53Dont copy comments.
  • rakeshishere, on 07/15/2009, -3/+53Dont copy comments.
  • LinuxPerson, on 07/15/2009, -1/+48Well played sir.

    Now it's time to build a torrent hosting side that serves out .png instead of .torrent. Who is with me (seriously)?

    How can a site that serves images be considered illegal in any way? I'm all for it.

    edit: I clearly did not RTFA.
  • t.toe, on 07/15/2009, -1/+48Dont copy comments.
  • WalkerTXclocker, on 07/15/2009, -20/+67Don't copy comments.
  • jaxzin, on 07/15/2009, -1/+48Dont copy comments.
  • hafley, on 07/15/2009, -1/+46lol guess that means it's time to wake up?
  • rotorbladesmoke, on 07/15/2009, -0/+43Well, not much of a secret any more, IS IT?

    And damn, the hid.im logo on the page is a JPG. No quick treasure to be found :/
  • adriaaan, on 07/15/2009, -1/+42Dont copy comments.
  • Lawlmuffin, on 07/15/2009, -12/+51Don't copy comments.
  • kurupttek, on 07/14/2009, -2/+41need a good example??
  • mrBitch, on 07/15/2009, -0/+37You don't understand how torrents work do you?
  • MAGZine, on 07/15/2009, -1/+36These are the same people who are trying to sue The Pirate Bay and others and claim that they 'understand the technology'.
  • Nidy1, on 07/15/2009, -15/+48YO DAWG, I HEARD YOU LIKE COMMENTS...
  • Crisender111, on 07/15/2009, -4/+35Thats wonderful but really, had the image made some sense instead of garbled junk it would have been aw-frickin-some!
    Am sure thtz next...
  • MastaQ, on 07/15/2009, -0/+30And don't call me Shirley.
  • skelooth, on 07/15/2009, -1/+31Its easy to do and not sure why they haven't. Unless they want the garbled junk to be a visual cue that "this actually contains a torrent"
  • the8thbit, on 07/15/2009, -3/+33Not exactly the same thing, but similar.
  • kurupttek, on 07/15/2009, -10/+38Don't copy comments.
  • Archaic1, on 07/15/2009, -1/+29Way to miss the point...
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