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by jerrya 5255 days ago
You could tar up your backup files.

Download a bunch of porn, maybe of Debbie Reynolds, America's sweetheart.

Use tools like these: http://www.jjtc.com/Security/stegtools.htm to distribute your backup files throughout the porn.

Visit a porn uploading site and upload your files.

Wait for others to download, torrent, repost them.

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Hey I lost a file? Well, let's just google Debbie Reynolds topless. Woohoo! There's my quicken files!

See this article in the wiki suggesting spammers, terrorists, the fbi do just that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography#Alleged_use_by_te...

"Lately, al-Qaeda operatives have been sending hundreds of encrypted messages that have been hidden in files on digital photographs on the auction site eBay.com

I wish I had a patent on this idea from way back when, if so, I could have sued Al Qaeda out of existence.