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		ceejayoz on April 13, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Game of Thrones leak and watermark: a stupid track... With it changing to detect which person leaked, it's more a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_trap

DanTheManPR on April 13, 2015 [–]

Hilariously, that wikipedia page uses an example from Game of Thrones. Tyrion tells different versions of a rumor to the various members of the king's council and successfully identifies who is an informant for Cersei.

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