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Exchangeable image file format
and affects JPG, JPEF, TIF and
WAV files. A photo taken with a GPS-enabled camera can reveal the exact location and
time it was taken, and the unique ID number of the device – this is all done by default –
often without the user’s knowledge.
In December 2012, anti-virus programmer John McAfee was arrested in Guatemala while
fleeing from alleged persecution in Belize, which shares a border. Vice magazine had
published an exclusive interview with McAfee “on the run” that included a photo of
McAfee with a Vice reporter taken with a phone that had geotagged the image. The
photo’s metadata included GPS coordinates locating McAfee in Guatemala, and he was
captured two days later.
To avoid this, only take photos that use PNG because it does not store EXIF data. To
check if your photo has any revealing EXIF data attached to it, check out this site.
http://www.viewexifdata.com/
or you can download a tool by doing a quick search online to see what EXIF data may be
contained in your photos before you upload them. Be very careful with any files that you
upload online, because you never know what type of harmful data could be attached in
them. It helps to use Tails, but always consider everything you put online as a potential
piece of evidence to be used against you and always prepare for the day the feds come to
your door.
RETAINING A LAWYER, HOW TO
HANDLE GETTING CAUGHT OR
INTERROGATED
Next in the series on security is how to handle getting caught.
Let us face it. We are all human and we make mistakes. Unfortunately, you only need to
make one mistake, and the Law Enforcement, commonly referred to as LE can bust you.
Maybe they will wait for you to do something more serious before they nab you, but if
you slip up and they feel you are worth going after, you can expect them to get you no
matter where you live, with rare exception.
The main question is, should I keep an emergency lawyer fund on hand? And how much
should it be. The response I think was most appropriate for this question was the
following.
“Give your lawyer 50k and put him on a retainer.
Don’t have an emergency fund ‘stash’ lying around if that is what you mean…. you
should already have your lawyer paid + plus extra in case he needs to post bond
for you and they seize the majority of your drug funds.”
Once you get arrested by
LE
, they can seize your money based on the assumption that it
is drug related. So you need to have a lawyer paid for ahead of time. That way, in the
unfortunate case that you get a visit from the feds, you have a lawyer ready to go. The
agreed upon amount was around $50,000.
Next I want to talk to you about what to do in case you get interrogated by
LE
.
Keep your mouth shut. The feds are going to try all types of tactics on you to get you to
admit to guilt of the crimes you are being accused of. They will likely use the good cop,
bad cop on you. First they will tell you that they want to help you, and that they are after
the big guys. They just need your help to put away the big guys. Do not listen to this, I
have never cooperated with a good cop LE and have it end up working in my favor. Once
you admit to being guilty, you can kiss your freedom good bye.
Secondly, if you refuse to cooperate, their attitude will change to bad cop. They will say,
“OK fine, you do not want to cooperate? I tried to help but now you are going to be in a
lot of trouble. Do you have any idea what kind of charges you are facing? You are going
away for a long time unless you start talking.”
They are going to try and scare you into admitting guilt. Again, keep your mouth shut and
continue to ask for a lawyer, hopefully the one you put on a $50,000 retainer prior to this
happening. Never speak without a lawyer present and never do anything you do not have
to do legally. If you have the right to remain silent, then exercise that right. I know there
are some circumstances in which you do not have that right, but unless that is the case,
you are better off staying quiet.
Third, drop the attitude. Do not argue with the cops about having
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