I looked at and completed the shredding analysis task today and was surprised at the lack of difficulty required to recreate the original document. My preconception was backed up by how the media has portrayed the destruction of forms through shredders in tv shows and movies, and also my initial thoughts of the ambiguity of the individual strips of paper. However, taking a step at a time and linking alike strips, the image had begun to form smoothly. I began by recognising the iconic face of Donald Trump, and from then I would look for matching adjacent pieces either to the image or by completing letters in the familiar font in the title.
- The individual’s name is Adam Surname, and he has the email [email protected] and phone number 0412345678. He lives at No Street St, Suburb, Postcode.
- He uses apple device(s), as he has a lightning cable packaging and a receipt for an iPad case.
- He may Christian as he has an envelope from Jesuit Mission, a Christian organisation.
- He likely wears contact lenses and glasses as he has a box of Acuvue (contact lenses) and is shown wearing glasses in his visitor ID. He also may suffer from hay fever and allergies as he has a box of Telfast (medicine used to relieve those symptoms).
- He frequents McDonalds, and seeing as he has the packaging of beans and a decent amount of sugarless beverages and water, he attempts to watch his diet, but not strictly. He also frequents UNSW, and is likely a student or worker as he has a UNSW lanyard attachment with his name, and also several parking tickets at the university. He also has parking tickets for Hickson Rd and Campbell St, both located in Sydney CBD, both in the late afternoon/night for only a few hours. This is likely not for business purposes due to the hour and short time frame of the parking.
- He likely lives around the north-west (West Ryde/Gladesville/Ermington) as he has many receipts from around that location from establishments such as Coles, Silver Service Dry Cleaning, KFC, and Mcdonalds and follows the Gladesville local newspaper, The Weekly Times. He also sometimes goes to Kingsford Mcdonalds before/after he goes to UNSW.
- Is subscribed to or follows The Weekly Times, a Gladesville local newspaper.
- May own a pet as there seems to be fur on a black jumper.
- May have recently visited Victoria as he has a card from the Nunnery, accommodation located in Victoria, and a Myki card, a public transport card also used in Victoria.
- May be part of an infosec group called Platypus Initiative (LetsJustHackShit) and has attended several Sydney based conferences such as Startcon and Sunrise by Blackbird.
- He wears Ralph Lauren clothing.
- He has some friends who he has recently given Christmas presents to such as Shaun.
I did not expect to find this much information (such as where he lives, what devices he has, and where he has recently been). I also didn’t think I would get so invested as to research the organisations that he has receipts/cards from to uncover more information about him.
