Well, if you are a conspiracy theorist, or paranoid… or if you are just realistic about the way things are, then this should scare you.
Anyone can find you when you so freely share.
Anyone can download this amazing, and terrifying tool. It's original purpose is to perform facial recognition on a picture that you give it, and to search social media for any accounts with pictures of the same person. It can definitely be easily adapted for other platforms, but currently searches the following:
- GooglePlus
- VKontakte
- Douban
There are very legitimate uses for this software. I am using it in my penetration testing contracts for social engineering. The more I can find out about an individual the better, and most people freely expose the most intimate details of their life on social media. It could also be used very effectively by individuals wanting to distribute malware, trick individuals out of information for illegal purposes… This would be an amazing tool for identity theft. I am not recommending or endorsing any illegal use obviously, just thinking about a few possible uses.
You can find the software HERE and experiment with it yourself. It takes a bit to get the hang of, but this is a very powerful tool that I recommend anyone wearing any hat color keep in their toolboxes.
