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Are we safe to show our plants & Commenting on our own grow?

Tandare

Tandare

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I saw a thread in another forum in reguard to people posting images and comments in reguard to grow rooms small or large.
Are we safe?
Can or would we be tracked by our IP if a warrent was issued for the information based on our own statements in a thread talking of growing beans and showing pictures.
Could this not be used as evidence against us?
Time for me to go back and hide in my closet :-( eeeks.
I will appreciate your responce. :yoinks:
Peace
Tandare
 
Verite

Verite

My little pony.. my little pony
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Show me where they used forum pictures and posts as evidence in court and then you can worry.

Forum pictures and posts are not submitable evidence in court.
 
Sleepy

Sleepy

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its up to you to decide what is safe for you and what is not...

just be generic when possible, and don't post any incriminating details...

when transferring photos from camera to icmag.com, transfer directly from the memory card to the website, and erase the card after the upload.

you'll be fine. :sasmokin:
 
Tandare

Tandare

Member
Thanks Sleepy,
I will keep this in mind when I have something to share in the future.
I agree being as generic as possible is a good idea.
Tandare
 
G

Guest

I prefer to at least rename the files. Each manufacturer and sometimes certain models have a default file name (Sony uses MAV on a lot of cameras, for example). Renaming the file eliminates that identification.

I open the files in Corel to resize them and crop them, then resave them under the new name. Much less risk. I also blur out or erase any really identifiable items (my hands, for example). Use a "wipefile" or "wipedisk" utility to securely erase any files on your computer (Norton Utilities & many other programs includes this feature).
 
Sleepy

Sleepy

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i'm pretty sure the site removes those details during the upload...???

thanks, indigo!
 
Tandare

Tandare

Member
When you use a editing software or even if you dont.
Most images will have a identification hiddin inside to show the time date exposure etc to include what camera was used to take the picture.
Also when you use software like Adobe a hidden ID is also hidden inside with a ID number.
For best results after you edit your image.
Copy the image and paste it into a new folder.
This will help remove some of the information that will travel with your image.
Uploading to the server will not remove the hidden information.
I dont think this would be anything to really worry about.
Considering the expense of such a investigation.
Someone would have to want your Bud bad to spend thousands of dollars to proove a image came from your camera for a small grow.
Mainly dont place anything in the background of the image to identify where the image was taken.
Thanks
Tandare
 
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Abstract Pillow

Abstract Pillow

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I think I read somewhere that ICMags server is located in the netherlands? Maybe someone can confirm that? I don't think it would be easy to get the dutch police to raid the server and get the ip's, or is there an easier way?
 
Tandare

Tandare

Member
proxy

proxy

Using a proxy is a safe choice.
Just type proxy server in any search engine and you will find several sites offering free info on up to date anonymous proxy lists.
Keep in mind you MUST use a secure proxy or your real IP will show every time.
If you use a anonomous proxy and you did not add a secure proxy your real IP will show everytime.
With the use of a proxy and images uploaded to a server in Amsterdam we shuld be in good shape.
Its possible to get the logs for a proxy host.
But they would need a very good reason to do so.
If you used a proxy say to send a threat on line.
You will be located.
If your just uploading images that are legal.
You should have no worries.
Change your proxy a lot as they are free.
Tandare
 
G

Guest

proxy's are not safe. that's an incorrect assumption. they are 99% of the free one's anyway, run by L.E.

"Also when you use software like Adobe a hidden ID is also hidden inside with a ID number."

i don't know if that's true, and if it is, it's for kiddy porn, not pot pic's.
if you're takin' pic's of your 1000 plant perpetual grow room, then they might start looking into you.
If you're taking plants of 2-10 plants... not much desire there.

If you're bragging in other thread's about how you sell dope... much better chance of being chased.

From my experience,
the people online that get hunted down are:
(a) Total Innovators. People who write book's or revolutionize an illegal activity and their apprehension is paramount to L.E. saving face.
(b) Too Big For Their Own Good. People who brag about all the illegal fund's they're making, or how big their stash is, etc. make great target's because - in real life - L.E. wants big time dealers, not small time med user's.
(c) Too Open. People who try too hard to make friends and mail sample's and clone's all around from their house are asking for it. I know lot's of people that send and recieve clone's from the front door of the home they grow in. I consider this a very poor practice. But it's done daily.
 
Verite

Verite

My little pony.. my little pony
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People are getting away with a,b,and c on a daily basis and believe me that no one is chasing them because they dont have the juristiction to do so. To date theres only a few types being chased on the internet, sex/pornography with minors by the law and copyright infringers by lawyers for big companies. The others are by a country to country basis like online pharmacies.

Pot growers on the internet are currently not being chased in any form. Their starting point for most chases seems to be in the paper trails the growers left behind, not from any weed related forums.

and if you are slinging clones to and from your grow house then the way I look at it is that its better you than me if one of us has to get caught.
 
G

Guest

here's my .02 cents....

if whatever GOV you are under the control of wants to get you, they will.
 
G

Guest

Green Lantern posted a while back on the photo upload topic and I believe he stated that the exif info headers were removed when uploading. Hopefully he will stop by and comment.

Cameras must be set to include the date info in the saved file, the only info about a photo resides in the operating system method of creating and naming a file or folder, create date, etc. If you transfer from your cam card to the hard drive and edit or move the pic, the info changes with the updated actions - one thing to note - I believe LEO has to prove that the pics were created by you, hence watermarking with your user ID seems to be a poor choice IMO, or including anything within the pic or file that identifies you or your system.

It's been said before and Emery is a prime example - big grow + big business + big mouth = big bust.

:chin:
 
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70s_PotHead

csfraziel said:
here's my .02 cents....

if whatever GOV you are under the control of wants to get you, they will.
Click to expand...

fuck them if they can't take a joke

70s :joint:
 
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