[liberationtech] Credibility of the Google AdSense Leaks

[Todd Weiler]

There's a simpler explanation: a disgruntled AdSense publisher got upset
with something Google may have done and then tried to exact revenge with
this. 

It's easy to imagine click-bombing to be a real thing and click-bombing
trolls can easily generate resentment among users, one of whom could be
motivated to do this.

Best,
Todd

On Tue, May 20, 2014, at 02:18 AM, duncan at openmailbox.org wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm sure many of you have seen the recent alleged google
> adsense leaks from the discussions about whether this is a hoax.
>
> The first post to pastebin was on 29 April 2014, and the second (less
> well-known) post was the following day on the 30 April 2014.
>
> Post 1: "I am writing this to leak information to the public..."
> http://crypto.mm.st/adsense_1.txt
>
>
> Post 2: "I am writing this second part as a response to certain misconceptions..."
> http://crypto.mm.st/adsense_2.tx[http://crypto.mm.st/adsense_2.txt
>
>Many on this list likely share my distrust of Google, however some uncertainty as to the credibility of the claim remains. Does > >anyone have any thoughts on this?
>
> --
>Duncan
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