Features

• Automatic caching of retrieved information in order to reduce API calls and the possibility of hiting limit rates.
• GUI with navigateable map for better overview of the accumulated information
• 4 Maps providers (including Google Maps) to use.
• Open locations in Google Maps in your browser
• Export retrieved locations list as kmz (for Google Earth) or csv files.
• Handling twitter authentication in an easy way using oAuth. User credentials are not shared with the application.
• User/target search for twitter and flickr.

Map Providers

• Google Maps
• Virtual Maps
• Open Street Maps

Information Retrieval Using

• Twitter’s tweet location
• Coordinates when tweet was posted from mobile device
• Place (geographical name) derived from users ip when posting on twitter’s web interface. Place gets translated into coordinates using geonames.com
• Bounding Box derived from users ip when posting on twitter’s web interface.The less accurate source , a corner of the bounding box is selected randomly.
• Geolocation information accessible through image hosting services API
• EXIF tags from the photos posted.

Social Networking Platforms Supported

• Twitter
• Foursquare (only checkins that are posted to twitter)
• Gowalla (only checkins that are posted to twitter)

Image Hosting Services Supported

• flickr – information retrieved from API
• twitpic.com – information retrieved from API and photo exif tags
• yfrog.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• img.ly – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• plixi.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• twitrpix.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• foleext.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• shozu.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• pickhur.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• moby.to – information retrieved from API and photo exif tags
• twitsnaps.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags
• twitgoo.com – information retrieved from photo exif tags

The creepy grabs the coordinates from the online resource and pin point it to the exact location on the map. For example, it can be used to track a twitter user by just monitoring the tweet location and the locating the user on the Google Map. To find out more about this tool click here  download it from here.

1. Backtrack

2. Caine

3. SANS Investigate Forensic Toolkit (SIFT) 

4. DEFT Linux

5.  Matriux

6.  Masterkey Linux

7. Swift Linux

8. GRML Live Linux

9. Plain Sight

10. Forensic Hard Copy

The codes works in certain browser only. It doesn’t support mobile version of Facebook at the moment.Please feel free to tweet and share this post with your friends and family members.

How To Use It

Check the preview of smiley images above and take the codes below based on the numbers you had chosen. Copy and paste the codes on your chat window and hit Enter !!!.

Codes

#1

[[272316752844721]][[272316762844720]][[272316772844719]]
[[272316789511384]][[272316816178048]][[272316839511379]]
[[272316876178042]][[272316886178041]][[272316916178038]]

#2

[[272319896177740]][[272319912844405]][[272319932844403]]
[[272319962844400]][[272319989511064]][[272320009511062]]
[[272320029511060]][[272320039511059]][[272320059511057]]

#3

[[272343022842094]][[272343052842091]][[272343069508756]]
[[272343089508754]][[272343109508752]][[272343136175416]]
[[272343159508747]][[272343196175410]][[272343219508741]]

#4

[[272352876174442]][[272352906174439]][[272352952841101]]
[[272352986174431]][[272353006174429]][[272353022841094]]
[[272353052841091]][[272353089507754]][[272353136174416]]

#5

[[272354986174231]][[272355022840894]][[272355042840892]]
[[272355072840889]][[272355086174221]][[272355112840885]]
[[272355132840883]][[272355152840881]][[272355166174213]]

#6

[[272359069507156]][[272359136173816]][[272359182840478]]
[[272359206173809]][[272359229507140]][[272359262840470]]
[[272359296173800]][[272359336173796]][[272359366173793]]

#7

[[272363316173398]][[272363329506730]][[272363362840060]]
[[272363382840058]][[272363399506723]][[272363436173386]]
[[272363449506718]][[272363469506716]][[272363476173382]]

#8

[[272366616173068]][[272366656173064]][[272366669506396]]
[[272366686173061]][[272366716173058]][[272366742839722]]
[[272366772839719]][[272366802839716]][[272366862839710]]

#9

[[272372072839189]][[272372119505851]][[272372142839182]]
[[272372159505847]][[272372189505844]][[272372252839171]]
[[272372272839169]][[272372282839168]][[272372292839167]]

#10

[[272374242838972]][[272374252838971]][[272374286172301]]
[[272374312838965]][[272374336172296]][[272374366172293]]
[[272374406172289]][[272374436172286]][[272374469505616]]

#11

[[272376649505398]][[272376659505397]][[272376672838729]]
[[272376686172061]][[272376709505392]][[272376742838722]]
[[272376769505386]][[272376786172051]][[272376816172048]]

#12

[[272378352838561]][[272378362838560]][[272378376171892]]
[[272378392838557]][[272378406171889]][[272378439505219]]
[[272378459505217]][[272378486171881]][[272378526171877]]

#13

[[272380452838351]][[272380469505016]][[272380486171681]]
[[272380522838344]][[272380539505009]][[272380582838338]]
[[272380632838333]][[272380656171664]][[272380686171661]]

#14

[[272384106171319]][[272384119504651]][[272384136171316]]
[[272384152837981]][[272384169504646]][[272384209504642]]
[[272384236171306]][[272384256171304]][[272384276171302]]

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4. Elinor Mills | CNET News.com Internet security and privacy reporter with a zest for life.
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Upper CASE tools.  The upper case tools are tools that focuses on activities associated with the early stages of system development. The early development mentioned here is more towards the planning and analysis phases of software development. The upper CASE tool provides strategic planning, breakdown of goals, objective and construction, flow of the products that will be developed in a graphical perspective. To help analyze the application, it support traditional diagrammatic languages such as ER diagrams, Data flow diagram, Structure charts, Decision Trees, Decision tables, etc. It’s also known as diagrammatic tools, since it involves with wide range of diagrams. The information collected via requirement gathering are fed into upper CASE tools and presented in diagrammatic way as mentioned above.

Lower CASE tools. The lower CASE tools focuses on the later implementation of system development. The mentioned CASE tools are used more on the system construction that involves with designing, coding, testing and implementation. Some lower CASE tools can even provide services to the maintenance phase where it can keep track the bugs fixing procedure and other supporting activity within its user interface (UI). It works and depends on the data provided by upper CASE tools. The lower CASE tools will process the data from the upper CASE tools and provide designated output to the application developer. For example, the code will be generated based in the diagrams created on the upper CASE tools. Take note that this tools only assist in the software development and not a fully fledged developing tool. The Lower CASE tools is also known as non-diagrammatic tools

Integrated CASE tools. It’s also known as Cross Life-Cycle tools. The tools act as bridge that connects the upper and lower CASE tools together. The following tools provide mechanism for sharing information among all tools contained in the environment. Here are some of the function that the tool can perform Enable changes to items to be tracked to other information items, Support communication among software engineers, Provide version control and overall configuration management. I-CASE also allows direct access to any tool contained in the environment, which means they developer can gets hands on information from both the upper and lower case tools at one place instead of getting through different tools.

In layman terms we can say that the Upper CASE tools is used to plan and analysis the system that will be developed, while the Lower CASE tools assists the developer in system construction. The Integrated CASE tool (I-CASE) connects them together.

A typical Project Management’s main phases

As mentioned in the paragraph above, the project management consist of several process linked together. In the following section, we will see how the each stage allows the tools and techniques to be utilized to facilitate Information System (IS) development.

Firstly, the project management starts with project initiation. It is a process of formally recognizing that a new project exists and the project should be made to further stages. There are certain tools and techniques in this phase that helps the development team to plan the project carefully. Some of the methods involved are assigning a project manager for the project; indentify the stakeholders, preparing business charter and project charter documentation. In layman terms, we can say that the project initiation is where the project starts takes place and assisted with the methods from the project management.

The project planning is the second phase and is designed for the purpose of devise and maintains workable scheme to ensure the project meets and fulfil the company needs. The tools and techniques that are involved at this phase is work breakdown structure (WBS), preparation of project schedule (Gantt chart, Network Diagram) and a list of possible risk associated with the project. The charts mentioned are created with the help of specialized software such as Microsoft Project. This chart will provide transparencies on the system that is going to be developed. Some of the key benefits are the team members will get to know their role, the total duration of the project, important and crucial elements that need attention on the system development.

Next, the project execution is the actual phase where the system development takes places. It takes the most time and resources among the project management stages. During the end of the project execution, an actual end product is produced. At this stage, the milestone which was planned in the earlier stages is achieved. The milestone that comes for the project management indicates/informs the developer that the target has been achieved and they can move on to next to do list for the system development.

When the project execution takes place, there is another phase in project management that comes into action in parallel with project execution. The phase is project controlling and it involves measuring the progress towards the project review. It ensures that the development team meets the project objective and works according to the plan. There is a report that enlists the progress of the project which will be used for review at any point. The report can also help to uncover who are involved with what operation and how is the progress of it. This will enable the development team works in a controlled manner.

Here comes the final part of the project management which is project closing. The stage involves the stakeholder and clients gaining an acceptance of the final products. There are some tools and techniques that are associated in this stage. The things are such as delivery of project files, documentation of development progress, formal acceptance and archiving of source files.

In nutshell there are several tools and techniques that can be implemented in different stages of project management. These tools and techniques will help and assists in producing a final deliverable of a new IS development. Without a proper project management, the project may come to a point where the team members are unaware of what’s going on and causes the project to fail.

At the early days of Internet invention, it was merely aimed at sharing of knowledgeable information among the computer users nevertheless their location. The sharing of information was targeted to the academics, government and private sectors in order to increase their productivity. The networks aren’t available to the public at that point as it was expensive to afford the connection.

With growing economy and fast paced globalization, soon internet was made available to the public too. From the day internet becomes available to public up to end 1990’s, the internet rapidly grown and had become a gold mine for all the information seekers. The stored information grew from several gigabytes into millions of terabytes and counting toward petabytes by now.

With the introduction of the term Web 2.0 by Darcy DiNucci., more and more sophisticated commercial website had pop up as how the mushrooms grew after a heavy rain. These sites gave some niche services that are targeted towards public internet users which currently amount to 1.6 billion users according to Google’s public record. The service offered by the website either was given free or charged with a minimal amount as service charges.

As the time pass by, the commercial sites started harvesting personal data of user by offering more and more exclusive features to the users on their site. The users who are not tech junkie started falling as prey while the predators gained the benefit. The harvested data are then used for many purposes from e- marketing to social engineering.

The personal information gathered has often fallen into wrong hands and caused serious problem to the users. Public and many online groups either political or apolitical, has started criticizing on the personal privacy issue and the matter has became an unsolved debate. Some thinks that it’s good while other think the other way. The media since then started propagating the personal privacy issue to promote and increase their circulation.

As the word privacy is coined everywhere, but what does the privacy stands for? The word privacy may sounds similar to piracy and many often get confused between the words “Privacy” and “Piracy”. Both the words are separate entities and bring different meaning. The word privacy was derived from Latin. In Latin, it is known as “privatus” which means separated from the rest. The term privacy is also often misinterpreted with term anonymity.  In layman terms, the term privacy can means the condition where the information being concealed or hidden.

In addition to that, when the word privacy and personal are added together as personal privacy, it forms a new meaning. The personal privacy means the information can only be shared within a circle of specific people that are familiar or granted access by the information owner. Some of the information that falls into the category is healthcare records, financial transactions, residence cum geographic records, recent activities and many more.

So when the personal information reaches internet, your personal privacy are at stake. Internet privacy or also know as online privacy consists of privacy over the media on the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about themselves over the Internet, and to control who can access that information. Many people use the term to mean universal Internet privacy: every user of the Internet possessing Internet privacy.

The invasion of a person’s privacy is similar to reading a person’s personal diary or journal. Through the rapidly updated information in internet, this information are scattered in the magnetic disk across the blocks of server connected with fiber optics around the globe.

In the area of personal privacy there is a large amount of information stored on computers either offline or in the clouds online through the accounts creation in prominent social network websites and others. Consider the following: medical records, insurance records, pharmacy records, arrest records, employment records, bank and credit records, social security records, government data banks, tax records, school records, phone records, video rental records, cable TV records, and mailing lists. The above list is not all inclusive.

It is a good starting point to think about what types of information may be stored on you. Not all personal information is easily accessible, but some is. How much information do you want others to have access to? How much protection should be given to records that are stored online?

Many aren’t aware of the risk putting this information available on the internet. Even the information that is something secret between one another can be accessed as long the information is in internet. There are tricky terms and condition on those sites that offers you free service, security loops holes, and fake web application. These put the user’s information into risk and may fall into wrong hand.

Here is a short example on what can happen through the invasion personal privacy through social network and internet. Assume that your girl friend is having affair with another guy and she just tweeted about their date that happened moments ago. You can be notified about her tweets in near real time, if you are following her on twitter account. The relationship might be complicated between you and her but a simple tweet can turn it into disaster. Therefore it is important for each and every internet user knew the risk/impact of putting their personal information online.

Circuit Switching

A best example for the circuit switching would be a telephone network. In the diagram above the caller “A” dials specific number to connect to the caller “B”. Once caller “A” finishes dialling the destination number, it reaches the telephone switch. The switch searches and select any one of the available routes to the destination. The connection is established when the caller “B” answers his phone. The red colour line on the diagram above shows the connection path During the whole conversation between caller “A” and “B”, the established connection will be used. If anyone of them hangs off the call the established connection will be disconnected immediately. They will need to reconnect again.

Packet Switching

Internet Protocol (IP) is an example of packet switching. When a person sends a message via appropriate application and protocols to another user. The messages are divided into packet which consists of chunks of data in small quantity. The packets take any of the available path to the destination. Upon reaching the destination, packets are reassembled into the original message.