Tsatsu taunts Addison over ‘pdf edit-proof’ claim

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cha 10 years ago

Any pdf edit has an audit trail or different version created- these NDC fools think we are stupid - thievws

Any pdf edit has an audit trail or different version created- these NDC fools think we are stupid - thievws
KOFI 10 years ago

say this to your stupid Addison

say this to your stupid Addison
Original Gaby Bruk 10 years ago

Ghanaians are not civilised people, Ken Kuranchie
General News of Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Source: peacefmonline

Chronicling the events that unfolded during his incarceration, Ken Kuranchie has expressed doubt about the civ ...
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Ghanaians are not civilised people, Ken Kuranchie
General News of Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Source: peacefmonline

Chronicling the events that unfolded during his incarceration, Ken Kuranchie has expressed doubt about the civilization of the country. He said: "we have no right to call ourselves civilized people.”. In his view, Ken Kuranchie, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight, explained his 10-day prison experience after being declared contemptuous of court following a publication in his newspaper, said: "Ghanaians have no right to call themselves “civilized people.”
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My comment:
What did you expect from the people with mentalities of:
a: "METIMEHU AND ALL DIE BE DIE?"
b: "SAKAWA AND SIKADURO?"
c: "XENOPHOBIC AND ETHNOCENTRISM?" etc.
d: "BURYING INNOCENT HUMAN BEINGS WITH THEIR DEAD CHIEFS" at this day and age.
e: "TWO FACE PEOPLE"...(they smile with you, at same time stabbed you at the back, especially if you are a Nigerian). Who need an enemy if you have a "typical Ghanaian" as a friend?
f: They spent most of their LAZY times ONLINE spewing all sort of 'NEGATIVITIES' against Nigerians, (AFTER STEALING THEIR MONEY AND PROPERTIES WITH THEIR "EVIL BUSIA ACO" AND VIOLENTLY DEPORTED THEM BACK TO NIGERIA). What is their PROBLEMS?

Talking about 'CIVILISATION' Ken Kuranchie, was very right that the word: "GHANAIANS" should NEVER be mentioned at all. Need l say more?
Teacher Brofo 10 years ago

Original GB, I suggest you spend your free time on perfecting your grammar rather than spending most of your idle time on line spewing all sorts of negatives against yourself! Because that is your problem!!

Original GB, I suggest you spend your free time on perfecting your grammar rather than spending most of your idle time on line spewing all sorts of negatives against yourself! Because that is your problem!!
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OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Author:Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings...
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa, Afari Djan on the ropes !

Dr. Afari Djan, the self-acclaimed god of elections, currently finds himself between a rock and a hard place.

The ...
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Author:Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings...
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa, Afari Djan on the ropes !

Dr. Afari Djan, the self-acclaimed god of elections, currently finds himself between a rock and a hard place.

The noose around his neck is getting tighter and tighter with ever lie that spews out of the mouth of the Tilapia fish-farmer.

The chief returning officer of elections in Ghana is today claiming never to have heard what 'pdf'(portable document format)means.

Lucky for Afari Djan, the NPP will teach him what pdf is all about today for free.

We shall make every NDC foolsoldier see the gargantuan stealing prowess of Afari Djan.
kweku 10 years ago

truth is very bitter but must be said,well done.

truth is very bitter but must be said,well done.
KK 10 years ago

In fact, it's and the author of this report who are stupid. Addison made that claim based on the fact that the EC supplies only encrypted (READ ONLY) documents, a fact that Afari-Gyan confirmed. Before you insult someone, mak ...
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In fact, it's and the author of this report who are stupid. Addison made that claim based on the fact that the EC supplies only encrypted (READ ONLY) documents, a fact that Afari-Gyan confirmed. Before you insult someone, make sure to know the facts. But I blame the foolish author of this report.
Sankofa 10 years ago

The fact is even encrypted documents can be altered with the appropriate technology.

Dr Afari-Gyan said it was very difficult to alter the document, he did not say it was impossible. He must have based this on the fact tha ...
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The fact is even encrypted documents can be altered with the appropriate technology.

Dr Afari-Gyan said it was very difficult to alter the document, he did not say it was impossible. He must have based this on the fact that the document was encrypted pdf. Remember that he is not an IT expert - he just passes on the information he has been given by his staff.

He was right to question the authenticity of the 'extract' from the plaintiff's copy of the electoral register. It is quite clear that counsel for the plaintiffs have been doctoring documents to suit their case. They have been found out time after time.
Obeng, Toronto 10 years ago

Kofi, you don't seem to understand it either and so is your Afari- Gyan and Tsatsu, now Kofi tell me what is PDF?, explain it to Afari-Gyan and Tsatsu they are the stupid ones, ops! may be you also don't know what pdf is.

Kofi, you don't seem to understand it either and so is your Afari- Gyan and Tsatsu, now Kofi tell me what is PDF?, explain it to Afari-Gyan and Tsatsu they are the stupid ones, ops! may be you also don't know what pdf is.
Kokonte 10 years ago

You are the stupid one, buddy. That is why Addison's version of the document does not correspond with the one from the EC, since that one was doctored.

The audit trail is the fact that the version that Addison sought to p ...
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You are the stupid one, buddy. That is why Addison's version of the document does not correspond with the one from the EC, since that one was doctored.

The audit trail is the fact that the version that Addison sought to portray and portrayed in court is different from the original one from the Electoral Commission, unless of course you do not know what an audit trail means.
cha 10 years ago

am glad u called ur kokonte- u are beyond stupid. Where is your evidence that Addison doctored the document? buulu bi

am glad u called ur kokonte- u are beyond stupid. Where is your evidence that Addison doctored the document? buulu bi
OBURONIBA FITAFITA 10 years ago

The judges already had Addison's copies of the Pink Sheets which you claim were concocted. And they were different from the so called original pink sheets which were hurriedly put together, forgetting that some missing items ...
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The judges already had Addison's copies of the Pink Sheets which you claim were concocted. And they were different from the so called original pink sheets which were hurriedly put together, forgetting that some missing items may expose them. Addison did an excellent job - that climaxed the entire proceedings. No wonder the Petitioners did not have any defence for them. They were overwhelming !

So where is the beef ?
OBURONIBA FITAFITA 10 years ago

Must read ...No wonder the Respondents
did not have..

Must read ...No wonder the Respondents
did not have..
Obeng, Toronto 10 years ago

Addison has impressed me a lot, this guy is very brilliant NPP has proven to be an elite party in Ghana now. Today Afari-Gyan, the NDC and the EC have been exposed beyond reasonable doubt that indeed the 2012 General Election ...
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Addison has impressed me a lot, this guy is very brilliant NPP has proven to be an elite party in Ghana now. Today Afari-Gyan, the NDC and the EC have been exposed beyond reasonable doubt that indeed the 2012 General Election was rigged. Now back to the Pink Sheets and the PDF files, Addison was right PDF or Portable Document Format is a file that will display the same information on any computer that can open it unless a separate pdf is generated and so both Dr. Afari-Gyan and Tsatsu were wrong pdf files must display the same information it can not be altered period.
Repugnant. 10 years ago

Addison is the most unprofessional lawyer ever. Will say and do anything to move his trumpet cheeks to quibble and bubble. What a shame!

Addison is the most unprofessional lawyer ever. Will say and do anything to move his trumpet cheeks to quibble and bubble. What a shame!
truth 10 years ago

you are stupid as your name, pdf can be edited, do your research you comment, at least a layman can use google to find out

you are stupid as your name, pdf can be edited, do your research you comment, at least a layman can use google to find out
O B Obiba 10 years ago

I have worked for Systemax and Canon UKon document management and I can tell you that an Encrypted PDF cannot be altered unless you go to the extremes. You can even prevent a PDF from being printed. If you have an in-depth ...
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I have worked for Systemax and Canon UKon document management and I can tell you that an Encrypted PDF cannot be altered unless you go to the extremes. You can even prevent a PDF from being printed. If you have an in-depth knowlege of PDF's then you will know how ignorant you sound. Even an MS Word document can be protected to the hilt. Even government institutions in the UK send documents in PDF format. Please do not talk about what you do not know
WILLIAM 10 years ago

lAWYER Addison said it cannot be edited, edit proof! The issue was not whether it can be edited and trailed!! You are introducing this aspect which was not in court!

lAWYER Addison said it cannot be edited, edit proof! The issue was not whether it can be edited and trailed!! You are introducing this aspect which was not in court!
ODIKRO BA 10 years ago

A PHOTOCOPIED PDF IN YOUR HAND WILL NOT IVE YOU YOUR AUDIT TRAIL. YOU MIGHT NOT BE FOOLISH BUT YOU CANNOT EVEN SPELL "THIEVES". NOW, IS TAT CLEVER? FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO SHOW HOW SMART YOU WERE, HAVE YOU NOT ENDED UP LOOK ...
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A PHOTOCOPIED PDF IN YOUR HAND WILL NOT IVE YOU YOUR AUDIT TRAIL. YOU MIGHT NOT BE FOOLISH BUT YOU CANNOT EVEN SPELL "THIEVES". NOW, IS TAT CLEVER? FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO SHOW HOW SMART YOU WERE, HAVE YOU NOT ENDED UP LOOKING RATHER "STUPID"?
Deblaze22 10 years ago

Hmmmm...and this trail is shown when printed? What are you talking about?

Hmmmm...and this trail is shown when printed? What are you talking about?
Guv 10 years ago

He got done big time

He got done big time
sam 10 years ago

Tsatsu is right, with softwares on the market you can convert Pdf files and edit them and reformat as Pdf files. That is why at times it may be dangerous to give out soft copies even in Pdf format.

Tsatsu is right, with softwares on the market you can convert Pdf files and edit them and reformat as Pdf files. That is why at times it may be dangerous to give out soft copies even in Pdf format.
1Ghana 10 years ago

PDF files can be converted to a DOC, ODG, RTF or other file format before editing them. After the file is edited, it can be saved as an updated PDF file, you can use Oracle PDF Import Extension for OpenOffice Draw and PDFill ...
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PDF files can be converted to a DOC, ODG, RTF or other file format before editing them. After the file is edited, it can be saved as an updated PDF file, you can use Oracle PDF Import Extension for OpenOffice Draw and PDFill as free tools for editing PDF Files....hmm Ghana,God save us from any calamity,one Ghana,love and peace...must not rule by all means,we need peace and justice aswell
Adongo 10 years ago

No ,not all PDF files cn be edited!

No ,not all PDF files cn be edited!
O B Obiba 10 years ago

A lot of you guys are showing your ignorance here. An encrypted PDF file is encrypted and you cant alter it and get the same format. I hear people saying that you can save it as an RTF file. An RTF fie is a rich file forma ...
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A lot of you guys are showing your ignorance here. An encrypted PDF file is encrypted and you cant alter it and get the same format. I hear people saying that you can save it as an RTF file. An RTF fie is a rich file format that does not deal with graphics, so if for instance there is a picture how would you deal with it? Enough of the bullshit!!!
O B Obiba 10 years ago

RTF Rich Text Format

RTF Rich Text Format
ASEM BE BA DABI 10 years ago

Good show Mr.Addison. NDC will soon cry blood.

Good show Mr.Addison. NDC will soon cry blood.
ghana pride 10 years ago

so how about these ignorants from the EC, and the various party executives make it a part the so called rules, that the EC submit same copies of voters registers given to the parties to the three bodies of Government. so thes ...
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so how about these ignorants from the EC, and the various party executives make it a part the so called rules, that the EC submit same copies of voters registers given to the parties to the three bodies of Government. so these stupidity don't happen again.
kOFORIDUA Flowers (fr) 10 years ago

WHO IS WHO?? TSATSU,KWASHIE OR ADDISON.WE ARE MAKING HISTORY.

WHO IS WHO?? TSATSU,KWASHIE OR ADDISON.WE ARE MAKING HISTORY.
GENERAL DeGAULE 10 years ago

Now we know why Addison wanted soft copies of the KPMG report!

Now we know why Addison wanted soft copies of the KPMG report!
Court Witness 10 years ago

It has all along been the fault of the court for having failed to demand that the EC should lodge original copies of all documents used n the election with the court even before proceeding started. That way, any document whic ...
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It has all along been the fault of the court for having failed to demand that the EC should lodge original copies of all documents used n the election with the court even before proceeding started. That way, any document which became a source of contention could have been verified easily. Then wheyher pdf files are alterable or not could have been irrelevant.
PDF(portable Document Format) files are ordinary files created from scratch so they can be changed. But as with all modern file formats, the date of modification can easily be verified, too. So if the court had had the original copies of the documents, they could always have cross-checked everything. It was Atuguba's failure to do the right thing from the beginning that has been responsible for the mess of KPMG’s involvement in the case. It would not have mattered whether or not Addison knew the capabilities of the pdf technology.
Kojo 10 years ago

Listen man.Who wants to do more work than they supposed to do. This apply to courts, supreme court included. If you want something done, do it yourself. The onus is on the petitioner to ask for these things when they elected ...
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Listen man.Who wants to do more work than they supposed to do. This apply to courts, supreme court included. If you want something done, do it yourself. The onus is on the petitioner to ask for these things when they elected to go to court. Remember what general mosquito said? I think what he meant is becoming clearer by the hour. No courts or opponent will want to help make your case better. This because it costs money and then petitioners will take a cue and do shoddy work and expect the courts to the their leg work for them. Remember this. Justice Is Blind not senseless
ODIKRO BA 10 years ago

ADDISON SHOULD RATHER THANK TSATSU FOR POINTING OUT TO HIM THAT HE IS NOT COMPUTER SAVVY. I CAN SHOW ADDISON WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH A PDF AND HIS JAW WILL DROP. MY GRANDFATHER ALWAYS SAID " IT IS BETTER TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ...
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ADDISON SHOULD RATHER THANK TSATSU FOR POINTING OUT TO HIM THAT HE IS NOT COMPUTER SAVVY. I CAN SHOW ADDISON WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH A PDF AND HIS JAW WILL DROP. MY GRANDFATHER ALWAYS SAID " IT IS BETTER TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT THAN TO OPEN IT AND SHOW YOUR IGNORANCE". I DO NOT KNOW IF IT APPLIES HERE AND AS HE IS DEAD WHAT CAN I SAY?
Yag 10 years ago

What cud be done was the pink sheet was scan and polling station code altered and print as original. Same to the serial nos. and also polling station name.Any good graphic engineer with good colour printer can do this dirty j ...
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What cud be done was the pink sheet was scan and polling station code altered and print as original. Same to the serial nos. and also polling station name.Any good graphic engineer with good colour printer can do this dirty job. difficult for old ones to detect after photocopy.
Onipaba 10 years ago

Tsatus face looks like one who has conceded defeat already.Well nice try

Tsatus face looks like one who has conceded defeat already.Well nice try
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

The teacher asked Jimmy, "Why is your cat at school today Jimmy because we are getting the PEOPLE DEFENSE FORCE[PDF]TO GET RID OF IT?" Jimmy replied crying, "Because I heard my daddy tell my mommy, 'I am going to eat that p*s ...
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The teacher asked Jimmy, "Why is your cat at school today Jimmy because we are getting the PEOPLE DEFENSE FORCE[PDF]TO GET RID OF IT?" Jimmy replied crying, "Because I heard my daddy tell my mommy, 'I am going to eat that p*ssy once Jimmy leaves for school today!'"
sd 10 years ago

So some Ghanaian leaders do not even know that portable document format (pdf) files cannot be altered? OMG! Its a shame. I wonder how they even do their jobs!!!

So some Ghanaian leaders do not even know that portable document format (pdf) files cannot be altered? OMG! Its a shame. I wonder how they even do their jobs!!!
GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago

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Kojo 10 years ago

Please, please, please do not argue on topics that you are not an expert on in public. For starters with present technology you can do virtually anything with documents on the computer. Now if you have, let's say 2010 Ms-word ...
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Please, please, please do not argue on topics that you are not an expert on in public. For starters with present technology you can do virtually anything with documents on the computer. Now if you have, let's say 2010 Ms-word Pro you can convert (aha, that is the appropriate word), convert word doc to pdf and with a small fee and email registration Adobe reader will convert your pdf to word without OCR(Optical Character Recognition) doc where you can make changes as you want. Well? Then I ask you if doc provided by EC is a paper copy of electronic version called media. If paper copy, all you need is a simple scanner and you can turn that doc into whatever you want. Now if we are talking media (CD, DVD, flash drive etc.), Then we are talking Meta data that is the report generated when any media doc is created. As far as we know the courts say no to cd or so call ROM (read only memory) encrypted or not. Any smart crook knows that you can "save as" that is to create a copy of the original doc which can then be manipulated and be presented as the original doc.

Now here is the game which is going to be played. If you challenge the origination of any electronic media (pdf) in court you will have to prove that it is truly or/not truly the original doc provided. There the court will have to investigate the Meta data that we spoke about earlier. So now we will need the services of a forensic computer expert to give an expert opinion on the doc in question. Now you see where this is going, right? Remember KPMG? Accusation and more accusation from counsel, objections and protest along with media blitz about NDC ....writing letters to stop reports and on and on, you know what I mean? There is no difference between a paper print out of pdf and a document in it native form e.g. word doc, excel etc.

Please if have something to say don't let your facts be seen through party colors’ yes that is right colors not colours. American not Anglo Saxon. This is because what the reality is will be found out unless you are hoping the judges are not learned or smart enough. And you can fool all the people and the time. Good luck to you and your expeditions venture to wrestle the presidency from a sitting president with such ideas. Desperation is the word that comes to mind. Devious may also be fine. Diabolical may be okay. One tree does not make a forest. So is one man. You cannot lord it over everyone unless you are duly elected as the commander in-chief. Then you can give orders and declare Victor Owusu day and make it a Ghanaian holiday. No one will stop you. Until then, please just go away quietly with your tribalism. It hurts you more that it hurts me when you call my people names. For me, it is my emotions that is hurt, but for you, it is votes for 2016 and beyond and that is hurting. A word to the wise is enough. CHEERS
OBURONIBA FITAFITA 10 years ago

Must read ...No wonder the Respondents

Must read ...No wonder the Respondents
Nii Akwei 10 years ago

If there is anybody out there, who thinks they can hack , alter 128-bit encryption Adobe will like to hear from you.

If there is anybody out there, who thinks they can hack , alter 128-bit encryption Adobe will like to hear from you.
Editpd...easily 10 years ago

Igonrance is killing our country. Eeeiii.... Lawyer should stay within their core competency. Who told you pdf cant be edited. Google pdf converter... heheheheh :)

Igonrance is killing our country. Eeeiii.... Lawyer should stay within their core competency. Who told you pdf cant be edited. Google pdf converter... heheheheh :)
Eddie Attipoe 10 years ago

Come on guys, PDF can be edited easily without converting it to other forms depending on the pdf source and content.
I have done it several times using Adobe Acrobat, Nitro pro 8, Foxit, just to name a few.
Nobody should be ...
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Come on guys, PDF can be edited easily without converting it to other forms depending on the pdf source and content.
I have done it several times using Adobe Acrobat, Nitro pro 8, Foxit, just to name a few.
Nobody should be deceived. PDF can be edited with or without conversion.
O B Obiba 10 years ago

Oh Please do not show your ignorance here. Most of you do not have a clue. I bet my last dollar that you will not be able to alter any encrypted PDF file with any of the software packages you have mentioned. Yes you can al ...
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Oh Please do not show your ignorance here. Most of you do not have a clue. I bet my last dollar that you will not be able to alter any encrypted PDF file with any of the software packages you have mentioned. Yes you can alter an encrypted PDF, but trust me the EC file will be encrypted. Most UK government institutions which serves papers online are done through PDF, including the Ministry of Defence. Please stop this class one IT
O B Obiba 10 years ago

meant you can alter an encrypted PDF

meant you can alter an encrypted PDF
Kwabena, South Africa 10 years ago

How many days have people spent so far dissecting "Tsatsu taunts Addison over ‘pdf edit-proof’ claim".
But meanwhile when Tsatsu and Addison were displaying their capabilities in the (Who is Who) episode to find faults, ...
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How many days have people spent so far dissecting "Tsatsu taunts Addison over ‘pdf edit-proof’ claim".
But meanwhile when Tsatsu and Addison were displaying their capabilities in the (Who is Who) episode to find faults, the same people were complaining of time wasting. Lack of knowledge my people perish.

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