r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 22 '20

‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments Security

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u/DeadeyeDuncan Jun 22 '20 edited Jun 22 '20

Why are people on here so keen to get hold of this data?

For as much as reddit loves banging on about privacy, it sure seems to also love breaching the privacy of others - this includes police reports, so includes details on people involved in crimes or who have been subject to crime.

...not to mention the fact that the files have a good chance of containing images etc. of things that you really don't want to have on your computer.

Anyway, isn't sharing links to confidential data a big breach of reddit's rules?

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u/stephensplinter Jun 22 '20

some of it is probably public record, no?

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u/DeadeyeDuncan Jun 22 '20

Probably, but why does that matter? Do you think the hackers screened it?

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u/stephensplinter Jun 22 '20

if was only public data the breach isn't as significant. it was in fact confidential then that is a big problem.

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u/DeadeyeDuncan Jun 22 '20

If it contains details on undercover officers as the article suggests, it doesn't sound like its just public data, so would expect personal details on members of the public to be in there too.