You are about to know the truths about a new app that might put an end to internet privacy. Created by Yianni Kakavas, Creepy is a "geolocation information aggregator". The likely impact of this application to privacy has raised concern among many privacy advocates. Read further to find out why this should be a cause for unease.
Creepy is an application package for Linux or Windows. The third package that is still in the process is planned for Mac OS X. As a geolocator, this app makes use of data from social networking services in order to pinpoint a user's location. It gathers the information furnished by the user to the network and puts these pieces of information together. Although fairly new in the internet, the software consistently shows its efficiency in doing the job.
Creepy has an in-built search utility to find any individual in the internet. All that the user has to do is to enter the Twitter or Flickr username of that individual then hit the "Geolocate Target" button. Creepy will then download all photos or tweets that the individual has published or posted. From each of the downloaded materials, Creepy will be precise with the user's location at the time the information was published.
The software then gathers every piece of information existing to make up a meaningful collection of data. After processing, a map showing the user's different locations is offered. Taken one by one, these data locations do not tell any telling information, but when gathered together as a whole, it will really tell much about the target. The user's "publication" history is exposed, comprising his or her most frequented places or hang outs, the area around his or her address, and even his or her office.
The program was completed by Kakavas in only three months. He was able to gain access to and make use of publicly-available libraries like osmgpsmap, pyexif2, and tweepy. In his mind, Kakavas believes that he made accessible something that will make people appreciate their privacy. He would like users to be more concerned of the dangers of careless distribution of their individual information online.
He explains that small pieces of data can be put together in order to make bigger, more meaningful information. Users are often too late to realize that it would have been better if they kept that information to themselves. The usual ones are address, place of work, the places they hang out most often, when they are not at home, and many others.
He also said that Creepy is for social engineers to have a better means of information gathering. Creepy can be used to perform penetration testing, particularly for security analysts. Information that is gathered can be used for various reasons in later time.
Creepy is an application package for Linux or Windows. The third package that is still in the process is planned for Mac OS X. As a geolocator, this app makes use of data from social networking services in order to pinpoint a user's location. It gathers the information furnished by the user to the network and puts these pieces of information together. Although fairly new in the internet, the software consistently shows its efficiency in doing the job.
Creepy has an in-built search utility to find any individual in the internet. All that the user has to do is to enter the Twitter or Flickr username of that individual then hit the "Geolocate Target" button. Creepy will then download all photos or tweets that the individual has published or posted. From each of the downloaded materials, Creepy will be precise with the user's location at the time the information was published.
The software then gathers every piece of information existing to make up a meaningful collection of data. After processing, a map showing the user's different locations is offered. Taken one by one, these data locations do not tell any telling information, but when gathered together as a whole, it will really tell much about the target. The user's "publication" history is exposed, comprising his or her most frequented places or hang outs, the area around his or her address, and even his or her office.
The program was completed by Kakavas in only three months. He was able to gain access to and make use of publicly-available libraries like osmgpsmap, pyexif2, and tweepy. In his mind, Kakavas believes that he made accessible something that will make people appreciate their privacy. He would like users to be more concerned of the dangers of careless distribution of their individual information online.
He explains that small pieces of data can be put together in order to make bigger, more meaningful information. Users are often too late to realize that it would have been better if they kept that information to themselves. The usual ones are address, place of work, the places they hang out most often, when they are not at home, and many others.
He also said that Creepy is for social engineers to have a better means of information gathering. Creepy can be used to perform penetration testing, particularly for security analysts. Information that is gathered can be used for various reasons in later time.
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Using a software application like Creepy pin points where you are all the time.. The opposite of this is to use an encrypted proxy to hide your IP address which hides your actual location.
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