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Presto Harry Potter hacker revealed

Digital DNA unveils invisible visable
Fri Jul 20 2007, 09:29
THE BLOKE who snapped off a few pictures of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and showed it off on the internet is likely to be identified because investigators can make his pictures talk.

This week the anonymous bloke or blokette took pictures of the book and posted them on the world wide wibble including the last chapter.

According to the Times, investigators have scryed into the pictures and are fairly certain they can nab the bloke wot did it. The method did not involve the sacrifice of any goats or chickens either.

Each of the photographs has metadata built into each photo. Canon says that the pics were snapped with one of its cameras. In fact it says it was a Canon Rebel 350D and the model is three years old.

This means that if the owner had the camera serviced at least once then they will have his or her name and address.

However, if the pirate didn't have it serviced, Canon's UK head office said it was possible to find out which country the camera was sold in and in turn the warranty.

The owner is probably from the US or Canadian because the camera was not sold anywhere else. Publisher Bloomsbury has promised to send every legal demon it knows at the offender. More here. µ

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