If you spot a real image, maybe just send a PM to the user with a small warning to change / delete the link to the image.
Or just report the post to the mods? AFAIK theymos deleted a few obvious real images from that thread. Also you never know if that image is real or just ripped off from the internet. It's funny how people are continuing to post their "real images" even after seeing most of the images posted there are obvious trolls. This is what bounty whoring turns you into - A blindfuck. 
Topic: Real selfies in the KYC thread. - page 3. (Read 1035 times)
If you spot a real image, maybe just send a PM to the user with a small warning to change / delete the link to the image.
Wait. I wasn't supposed to post my real photo, that damn thermos got me again.
Anyone who is posting real photos or their photo with I.D, unfortunately has a lot to learn about security. That thread is likely the best place to learn it if they can actually read another post, as I've seen several posts in the thread addressing that. I can't be positive but I think anything that had ID or something was being removed because I had noticed a lot of broken image tags.
If this is what triggers their brush with scammers/hackers I would be amazed as they likely post their info everywhere and anywhere they are promised a couple satoshis, unfortunately.
Anyone who is posting real photos or their photo with I.D, unfortunately has a lot to learn about security. That thread is likely the best place to learn it if they can actually read another post, as I've seen several posts in the thread addressing that. I can't be positive but I think anything that had ID or something was being removed because I had noticed a lot of broken image tags.
If this is what triggers their brush with scammers/hackers I would be amazed as they likely post their info everywhere and anywhere they are promised a couple satoshis, unfortunately.
They don't care about sharing the details because the probably have nothing to lose or probably they think they are somewhere unreachable.
If someone really fell for today's prank then that level of naivety is off the chats.
If someone really fell for today's prank then that level of naivety is off the chats.
Here's one that made me somewhat less concerned about privacy issues of those users. I mean - these bounty hunters are used to whoring out their personal details (real or fake) so they probably don't see it as a problem at all. And yes, I edited personal info out. The original contains actual data.
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The KYC thread started by theymos this morning is a real hoot. But, I'm concerned about the security of those who are actually posting real selfies in that thread. Some of these photos can be reverse image searched on google and lead to real social media profiles. People are either posting their real selfies, or posting photos of other people which is even more concerning.
Sure, the advent of the internet has made April Fools Day more widely known around the world, but it's still mostly a phenomenon in the Western World. It's not as ubiquitous as we westerners might think. It seems no matter how many obvious joke photos are posted, some think it's acceptable to post their real photos. Spelling it out in that thread seems to have no affect, either.
@theymos, I hope you have a plan to address the security risk without canning the entire thread. That would be a shame, but it's my opinion the bigger shame would be to allow those photos to remain.
Sure, the advent of the internet has made April Fools Day more widely known around the world, but it's still mostly a phenomenon in the Western World. It's not as ubiquitous as we westerners might think. It seems no matter how many obvious joke photos are posted, some think it's acceptable to post their real photos. Spelling it out in that thread seems to have no affect, either.
@theymos, I hope you have a plan to address the security risk without canning the entire thread. That would be a shame, but it's my opinion the bigger shame would be to allow those photos to remain.
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