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) Abstruse Authors of Merca (
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ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ;
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Presents
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Data Snooping : the Right Way
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by
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Lee Day
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Data snooping is a popular passtime among personal computer users in North
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Merca. A data snooper may be defined as one who examines friends' personal,
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private data while they are not looking. Most users could probably be labeled
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data snoopers at one time or another. The problem is, many friends are made
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aware of data snooping activities on their system, either by catching the
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snooper in the act, or by finding traces of an invasion. Therefore, some
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public education is necessary to ensure the continuation of this enriching
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activity.
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During a "local" snoop, one must be on the alert for the return of the data's
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owner. If the snooper hears the return of the owner, he should act quickly to
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appear innocent. Here are several methods :
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1) Set up a multi-tasker, and switch to an innocent partition. Caution : The
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owner may notice a lack of memory, or may switch to the incriminating
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partition.
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2) Call a memory-resident pop-up screen. Programs such as BOSS-SW.COM zip a
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bogus spreadsheet on the screen. Problem : you may have a hard time
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explaining your activity, particularly if you are using the owner's computer
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and he does not have a spreadsheet program.
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3) Turn the screen off. Not very effective if the owner turns the screen on
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again.
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4) Reboot. This may be accomplished by "accidentally" tripping the power
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switch, or making an excuse for rebooting, such as a need for "fresh RAM".
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If the owner has keen eyes, he may thwart a snooper with a time/date stamp.
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Some programs automatically create or update files during execution without the
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user's permission. The snooper's best bet is to avoid these programs, or
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write-protect the disk. A hard disk may even be write-protected with the use
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of a trojan horse detector called "BOMBSQAD", which prompts the user for
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instructions every time a disk-writing attempt is made.
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If a time-date stamp is actually updated, and looks suspicious, the snooper may
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change it using Norton's utilities, or a special date-changing utility. He may
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also delete any newly created files. Of course, a data snooper should NEVER
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modify the owner's files. This would be the equivalent of cutting the balls
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off the gander that laid the goose that laid the golden egg. Surely the
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snooper would gain much more from repeated instances of data snooping than a
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few moments of revenge or tease. Remember : Data snooping can be an
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enriching, exciting activity, if approached with an attitude of maturity.
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) Written by Lee Day for Abstruse Authors of Merca (
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Another file downloaded from: NIRVANAnet(tm)
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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Jeff Hunter 510-935-5845
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Rat Head Ratsnatcher 510-524-3649
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Burn This Flag Zardoz 408-363-9766
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realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 415-567-7043
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Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 415-583-4102
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