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Google is Dangerous. Peep into other's email Boxes...

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/google-is-dangerous-peep-into-others-email-boxes.2364/

firewall
firewall Original post #1
Oct 28, 2004 at 6:39 PM
Other emails can be searched by Google. Yes, you can peep on it.

The idea is, one Google advanced search string is filetype: . It is used to find out any file only. Now I'm using this string as a tool,I am searching for filetype:eml eml intext:"Content-Type: image/jpeg".
Look at the keyword. It is finding a file with extension eml and that eml should have a Line Content-Type: image/jpeg. Now remember the old days, MIME encoding of a email. When ever we are attaching a .jpg file, that line should come in .eml file. So, the full keyword is searching for filename any with extension .eml which is email file extension, and it should contain a .jpg file, may be some photo or other picture from the web. You can't belive if you are not checking it yourself.

Code:
filetype:eml eml intext:"Content-Type: image/jpeg"




:)
C
cg84 #2
Oct 28, 2004 at 6:54 PM
vow, i tried that...think u have a point. i m not sure wether those mails have been deliberately been put up on public servers or not...but if not, thats really dangerous. someone should tell those guys.
K
klinux #3
Oct 28, 2004 at 9:40 PM
if ur looking for conspiracy theory , heres one for all ur x-files fans .

New desktop tool could be used to scan ur whole system to search for files and content which can be used by security agencies around the world . I think u even have to be online after u install google . u dont have to be worried if u dont do anything illegal . TRUTH is really out there . prob is , its truth abt u ;)
tuxfan
tuxfan #4
Oct 29, 2004 at 11:27 AM
Firewall, we need a firewall even in Google search now :roll: Good info mate. But none of the pictures get displayed. They are just a bunch of ASCII characters on the screen.
A
Oct 29, 2004 at 2:13 PM
Dude.. i think its put up freely.. its the emails ppl put up in their servers so that they can retrive it later....
cooljeba
Oct 29, 2004 at 6:30 PM
nice info firewall i saw dat database one too :)

..:: peace ::..
Jeba
drgrudge
Oct 29, 2004 at 8:45 PM
i tried and nothing happned?
cooljeba
Oct 29, 2004 at 8:51 PM
*www.google.co.in/search?q=filetype...ent-Type:+image/jpeg"&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N
yes it didn't display any images but it is dangerous m8 what abt the privacy I think firewall wanna stress dat ;)

..:: peace ::..
Jeba
sujithtom
Oct 29, 2004 at 9:47 PM
I don't think it harms Gmail account users :)
xenkatesh
xenkatesh #10
Oct 29, 2004 at 9:53 PM
Tux fan is right!