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Former hacker on parole finds creative ways to work without internet access
TLDR Hino Achoa, a convicted hacker on parole, has found ways to continue working as a programmer without internet access, including using a networked oasis of computers in his office and mailing code to his boss. Despite his restrictions, he dreams of being able to go online again and update his computers.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
A man named Hino Achoa has strict parole conditions that prohibit him from using any device with internet connectivity.
03:25
Some people convicted of computer-related crimes are banned from using the internet as part of their parole, including hackers like Hino Achoa who became politically motivated and started hacking the police.
06:58
Hino Achoa hacked multiple police department websites to obtain databases of police officials' names, addresses, and phone numbers, and he would release the information in a document with a picture of a woman in a bikini at the bottom, eventually becoming obsessed with a woman named Kylie Achoa who he met in a hacker chat room.
10:09
Hino hacked Kylie's email and discovered she worked for Immigration, making her an Australian federal agent, but despite this, they continued their relationship and he asked her for a bikini picture for a hack, which ended up being a crucial mistake because the picture contained GPS coordinates revealing Kylie's location.
13:34
Hino accidentally uploaded a photo with GPS information, leading the FBI and local police to his real name and ultimately resulting in his arrest.
16:47
Hino, who is a programmer, found a way to work from home and transfer code to his bosses without using the internet, by using a networked oasis of computers in his office that are cut off from the internet and having his wife help him with tasks that require internet access.
19:54
Kylie Hino, a former hacker on parole, has found a way to send code to his boss without using the internet by printing it out and mailing it, but he dreams of being able to go online again and update his computers.
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Technology
Society & Culture
