Kevin Thompson

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Just read interesting piece on Apple methods to catch leakers:

▫️Invisible watermarks: Subtle color change for one pixel in image.
▫️Typeface: One letter in memo italicized or different font size.
▫️File names: Slightly different identifiers for a file (“secret_image_467934595.jpg” vs. “secret_image_467934695.jpg”).
▫️Wording/Punctuation: Order of words and placements of commas.
▫️Fake info: Change up details for specs on a product.

In spycraft, these tactics for finding leaks is called a “Canary Trap” (Tom Clancy coined the term in the book “Patriot Games” based on his research on the techniques, which long existed).

Apple typically combines a few of these Canary Traps so it’s unique to a single employee (and I’m sure other corporates do similar).

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[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

@TheJusticeDept @FTC @linakhanFTC know you're fired up about PE firms, but maybe you should check out the duopoly that's actually exploiting customers @vrbo @Airbnb

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

At the airport 2 hrs before my flight... Nearly impossible that I miss my flight. #KatieGetsHerMann https://t.co/ri414is5jr

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Congrats Katie and Mark. #LittmannForLife #KatieGetsHerMann (@ The @RitzCarlton, Atlanta in Atlanta, GA) https://t.co/kaBoOelfwE

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Yup, forgot my cuff links. #LitmannforLife (@ Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. in Atlanta, GA) https://t.co/vl8eNPJ29T

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Getting cultured. (@ The Metropolitan Museum of Art - @metmuseum in New York, NY) https://t.co/3Y1ABzUbi7

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

We better hear a lot of Kelly Clarkson tonight, because we're about to party like its 2005.... (at @zeppelinhall) http://t.co/e9SnwtzjQr

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Fighting the #sundayscaries with picklebacks and bbq (at @BrotherJimmys BBQ in New York, NY) http://t.co/fvaBp6TXqd

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Probably not advisable on the night before first day of class, but gimme #margs. (at @RosiesNyc in New York, NY) http://t.co/fhY3QmZV1m

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Man just paid for his Rolex repair with cash stored in his large brown paper bag. (@ Rolex Watch USA Inc.) http://t.co/afeb6Kj7hR

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

I'm at @Papillon_Bistro and Bar in New York, NY http://t.co/PcXlbkdk83

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

I'm at The Modern—Bar Room - @themodernnyc in New York, NY http://t.co/AJgjO47KAV

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

I'm at Arthur Ashe Stadium - USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center - @usopen for US Open Evening Session http://t.co/uzo5IshiRW

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Overdosing on carbs. (at @LArtusi in New York, NY) http://t.co/9FPICcoNLQ

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Absolutely shocking that I haven't missed a flight this wknd. (@ Indianapolis International Airport (IND)) http://t.co/2g1derjmmM

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

It's Tailgate season... Chicago and Notre Dame for the weekend. (@ O'Hare International Airport Terminal 5) http://t.co/WTfMUEktT3

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

It's time for that PIG ROAST. (@ The Cannibal Beer & Butcher in New York, NY) http://t.co/BA6Amq35at

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

#deltarae (@ Music Hall of Williamsburg for Delta Rae in Brooklyn, NY w/ @tiny_dancer) http://t.co/rc7YkgadlF

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

Back for one of NY's best burgers. (@ Bowery Meat Company in New York, NY) http://t.co/nTGsMgq76N

[Kevin Thompson @kevinithompson]

This is my new treehouse. (at @HairoftheDogNyc in New York, NY) http://t.co/ic6Phto136