sexeducation, you seem like a reasonably smart GFYer.
Social engineering is lying. It isn't discovering valuable information. Social engineering is the lying chickenshit way you go about finding information.
In Mitnick's case, he hides behind his hacker groupies and has others do his dirty work. He exploits private information he finds and violates the law by harassing and stalking people. He places the SS#'s he finds on boards which is against the law, and he will be sued by myself and others he is exposing to harm.
What if I started digging around in his files and sent misinformation about him to the IRS, the FBI, and the FCC? Mitnick just might end up back in jail. I'm an innocent person who has exposed this evil cracker for what he is. He is a manipulator. Don't fall into the trap of actually believing somebody as vicious and backstabbing as this man.
