Re: 2002 murder suspect located via MSN Map search

["Stephen J. Smoogen" <smooge () gmail com>]

On 2/4/06, Paul Schmehl <pauls () utdallas edu> wrote:
> --On February 4, 2006 9:57:43 AM -0500 "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>
> wrote:
>
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/technology/04privacy.html
> >
> > The break in the St. Louis murders came in 2002, when a reporter received
> > an anonymous letter with a map generated by Microsoft's MSN service -
> > marked with the location where a body could be found.
> >
> > The F.B.I. subpoenaed Microsoft for records of anyone who had searched for
> > maps of that area in the days before the letter was sent. Microsoft
> > discovered that only one user had searched for precisely that area and
> > provided the user's Internet Protocol address. That address, in turn was
> > provided by a unit of WorldCom, which identified the user as Maury Troy
> > Travis, a 36-year-old waiter. (Mr. Travis was arrested and hanged himself
> > in jail without ever admitting guilt.)
> Boy, you just have to love the Times, don't you?  They're so fair and
> open-minded.

It depends on the author of the article. Most of the Pro-Technology
column writers for all the papers come across as uber-Libertarians who
go on and on about how they should absolute privacy to do whatever
they want to who-ever they want.   The main reason is the same reason
why a large demographic for conservative talk radio are actually
liberals... it gets a rise out of them and people get addicted to it.
So when you write a column, make sure you peeve off at least 2-3
demographics.. or few people will read you.

--
Stephen J Smoogen.
CSIRT/Linux System Administrator

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