Shouldn't you be off stealing eggs, weasel boy.

Over the last few years I have actively tried to maintain very little in the way of personal information online; no facebook, myspace etc. and all online transactions through trusted third party's and banking is now either offline or requires sms verification for online use. Cookies only when I need them and they are discarded after use.

But it does only go so far and you do have to make some compromises by trusting software etc.

Paranoid, without a doubt but I do value my privacy. I guess I am a shut in.

Its the simple scams that work the best, as most people are idiots when it comes to there personal details. I've worked behind counters at service stations, people just throw their credit/fuel cards at you.

Wait long enough behind a counter in a shop and you could easily lift the credit card number, expiry date and ccv off a regular customers card just by memorising the numbers a few are a time.

and thats not even considering any stored customer data.

Come to that most people are idiots when it comes to petty theft to, fuel theft is the perfect example; hanging up the pump nozzle which causes a small tone/alarm to get the attendents attention, if they just leave the nozzle on the ground then not tone/alarm = increased chance of a clean get away.

Happened once to me over 4 years of working saturday-sunday shifts with a average of one fuel theft per weekend.

Put it this way, I get paid to play with big toys. My job entails playing around with what amounts to gun that fires sticky sand at high velocity.

I love my job.

I just read this and I don't like it...
BBC NEWS | Technology | Google must divulge YouTube log

*Starts making plans to pose as Katcal or Pepster and steal their jobs from them*
Now.. if only I had a bit database of information..
*Phones Google*

BBC NEWS | Technology | Viacom 'backs off' YouTube demand

I do believe that a lot of people here have realized two things: One is that sifting through the huge pile of crap that is Google's database is a pointless effort that is going to take forever and ever.

The second important thing the parties involved have managed to work out is that damage to one's reputation leads to loss of revenue.

What an utter waste of time and money on this legal battle, though. And what a hollow legal victory it ended up being...

yahoo is largely owned by Mafia. http://endmafia.com

Yeah, but who owns the mafia? That is the true question... Who is really running this whole conspiracy? *looks around* I wonder... Eh, I guess I will just leave my servant application here...