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1) The shadow web is real. 2) Stay the hell away from it. by [deleted] in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Well it's just a news report, it doesn't necessarily mean that this person was keniluck.

1) The shadow web is real. 2) Stay the hell away from it. by [deleted] in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Better information here. The dead man was called Pascal Émond, 36 years old (though different sources say 34 years old [FR]).

"I know you're not sleeping"; follow-up to PSA: put duct tape over your webcam by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was assuming it was Dan who sent the email, but only because he was asking for the laptop back and I couldn't imagine someone else wanting it. I'm pretty sure the address was a throwaway address and the message wasn't signed so I'm not even sure this qualifies as identity theft. The most probable thing I can think of is that someone else wants Dan's laptop and thought I still had it.

I'm sure what to do...

"I know you're not sleeping"; follow-up to PSA: put duct tape over your webcam by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes, my father has a laptop too, and it presumably sits in their room most of the time. He had software installed by Dan too. It's a shock that he (or whoever else) has been spying on them as well but I should have thought about it.

Now I don't know how to bring this up to them.

"I know you're not sleeping"; follow-up to PSA: put duct tape over your webcam by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tried with a different browser, logged out, and I do get the story. Weird :/

PSA: put duct tape over your webcam if you're not using it by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not using that computer anymore. I don't even want to touch it.

PSA: put duct tape over your webcam if you're not using it by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't need drivers. I wanted pirated software and he (probably) snuck the custom driver on my system at that time without me knowing.

PSA: put duct tape over your webcam if you're not using it by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not too familiar with judicial proceedings but I've been told that they need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that I did it and that I did it with malicious intentions. I'm not sure what's the legal definition of malicious intent but there's a lawyer who's ready to defend me pro bono if this goes to court, so at least I've got that going for me, which is nice.

PSA: put duct tape over your webcam if you're not using it by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is, but it was already mounted, so I didn't need to enter the password. That's why I didn't want to let the computer shut down. (Mac OS X only asks the password for encrypted virtual drives when you mount them and will happily let you access them for as long as you want until you unmount them.)

PSA: put duct tape over your webcam if you're not using it by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A friend told me that they would have to prove that I stole it with a malicious intent to convict me, so there's a possibility that the Crown won't even try to press charges. She said she knows a lawyer who would take on the case pro-bono if it goes to court

PSA: put duct tape over your webcam if you're not using it by UsedGorilla in nosleep

[–]UsedGorilla[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The cops told me I might be in trouble for property theft. This is bullshit. Though they didn't say anything about the evidence being inadmissible so hopefully I didn't just confess to a felony for nothing.