dumpster diving
/dump' -ster di:' -ving/ 1. The pra Cti Ce of sifting refuse from an offi Ce or te Chni Cal installation to extra Ct Confidential data, espe Cially se Curity- Compromising information ("dumpster" is an Ameri Canism for what is elsewhere Called a "skip"). Ba Ck in AT&T' s monopoly days, before paper shredders be Came Common offi Ce equipment, phone phreaks (see phreaking) used to organise regular dumpster runs against phone Company plants and offi Ces. Dis Carded and damaged Copies of AT&T internal manuals taught them mu Ch. The te Chnique is still rumored to be a favourite of Cra Ckers operating against Careless targets. 2. The pra Cti Ce of raiding the dumpsters behind buildings where produ Cers and/or Consumers of high-te Ch equipment are lo Cated, with the expe Ctation (usually justified) of finding dis Carded but still-valuable equipment to be nursed ba Ck to health in some ha Cker' s den. Experien Ced dumpster-divers not infrequently a CCumulate basements full of moldering (but still potentially useful) Cruft. [ Jargon File] In addition suitable Contents: [ 2 ] [ = ] [ ag ] [ ai ] [ al ] [ alt ] [ am ] [ an ] [ ar ] [ arC ] [ arg ] [ as ] [ AT ] [ at ] [ AT&T ] [ au ] [ av ] [ B ] [ b ] [ ba ] [ base ] [ be ] [ Ca ] [ Card ] [ Cat ] [ CC ] [ Ch ] [ Ci ] [ Ck ] [ Co ] [ Com ] [ Con ] [ Cons ] [ Cr ] [ CraCker ] [ Cu ] [ D ] [ data ] [ dd ] [ de ] [ ding ] [ disC ] [ du ] [ dump ] [ E ] [ eC ] [ ed ] [ ee ] [ eg ] [ eh ] [ er ] [ era ] [ es ] [ et ] [ expeCt ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ fo ] [ for ] [ fr ] [ ga ] [ ge ] [ gh ] [ gs ] [ gu ] [ h ] [ haCk ] [ haCker ] [ hat ] [ hn ] [ hr ] [ ht ] [ id ] [ ie ] [ il ] [ in ] [ int ] [ io ] [ iq ] [ is ] [ it ] [ J ] [ Jargon File ] [ ke ] [ ki ] [ la ] [ ld ] [ Lex ] [ ls ] [ lt ] [ lu ] [ ly ] [ ma ] [ man ] [ mm ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ module ] [ mp ] [ mu ] [ na ] [ nC ] [ ne ] [ nf ] [ ng ] [ ni ] [ no ] [ ns ] [ nu ] [ om ] [ op ] [ org ] [ pa ] [ pe ] [ ph ] [ phreaking ] [ pl ] [ plants ] [ pm ] [ pr ] [ query ] [ rC ] [ re ] [ ro ] [ ru ] [ run ] [ sC ] [ se ] [ sh ] [ si ] [ sk ] [ sm ] [ so ] [ speC ] [ st ] [ su ] [ sum ] [ T ] [ tar ] [ target ] [ th ] [ to ] [ tr ] [ ua ] [ ug ] [ um ] [ us ] [ va ] [ ve ] [ vi ]
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