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July 19, 2007

Considering Googledorks

As promised a few days ago, Paul Rubens on googledorks. Etymological note: Paul uses "Googledork" in the pejorative sense, to refer to someone who leaves something hanging out where Google can find it (and someone malicious can make the dork in question suffer). I think the non-tech press tends toward thinking that googledorks are the instigators of Google searches for compromising information. I guess it makes sense: Nerds blame the victims, victims blame the nerds. Where you're at in terms of victim status determines just who you think the dorks are.

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