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It wouldn't be that hard to ID the skills the devs had to build the product, then scrape Github and LinkedIn for profiles that match those skills. Automate a vi

It wouldn't be that hard to ID the skills the devs had to build the product, then scrape Github and LinkedIn for profiles that match those skills. Automate a visit to their page (and a few thousand other devs) and you've managed to spook the few that are actually working on it. I periodically get visits from attorneys to my LinkedIn page, but have done nothing to warrant those visits, at least to my knowledge.

nathancahill 11y ago
Might even be possible to check their Github keys for keys that match other Github accounts.
- dale-cooper 11y ago
  You can't use the same key on multiple accounts
- infinite8s 11y ago
  Are github keys public?
  - icebraining 11y ago
    Yes: https://twitter.com/postmodern_mod3/status/300438256200339456 https://twitter.com/postmodern_mod3/status/30043825620033945...
  - johnmorales 11y ago
    I hope you are not putting private keys in github.
marincounty 11y ago
I always wondered why anyone would use their legal name, or even home IP address when using GIT? Especially, if one is doing anything remotely fishy? I have always used a pseudonym on GIT, and all other sites. I tell people, who need to see my work/me, my pseudonym. I guess if I was actively looking for a job I wouldn't be able to be anonymous?
- w-ll 11y ago
  Git and Github are social in nature.
- superuser2 11y ago
  Most people are proud of their open source contributions; they're part of your personal brand, and people in the community like to look good/get discovered that way. It builds credibility and shows goodwill. I use pseudonyms when I wish to speak freely to a larger internet-only community, away from scrutiny by people who know me in real life but may not understand the context of the community in which a discussion takes place. I suppose I would construct an alter ego on Github if I were working on something illegal in my country. Anything targeted at people who know you should be under the name they know you by. It's not as if pseudonymity defeats Big Data - all they care about is which ads you're likely to click on, whether there is a correct name associated with that profile is of no consequence. And of course anything not done through Tor can still be traced through your ISP's subscriber records. Using a pseudonym on, say, Facebook mostly just inconveniences people. I suppose it could be a reasonable countermeasure against a stalker, but locked-down privacy settings (or just not using Facebook) are probably safer bets.

nathancahill 11y ago

Might even be possible to check their Github keys for keys that match other Github accounts.

dale-cooper 11y ago
You can't use the same key on multiple accounts
infinite8s 11y ago
Are github keys public?
- icebraining 11y ago
  Yes: https://twitter.com/postmodern_mod3/status/300438256200339456 https://twitter.com/postmodern_mod3/status/30043825620033945...
- johnmorales 11y ago
  I hope you are not putting private keys in github.

marincounty 11y ago

I always wondered why anyone would use their legal name, or even home IP address when using GIT? Especially, if one is doing anything remotely fishy? I have always used a pseudonym on GIT, and all other sites. I tell people, who need to see my work/me, my pseudonym. I guess if I was actively looking for a job I wouldn't be able to be anonymous?

w-ll 11y ago
Git and Github are social in nature.
superuser2 11y ago
Most people are proud of their open source contributions; they're part of your personal brand, and people in the community like to look good/get discovered that way. It builds credibility and shows goodwill. I use pseudonyms when I wish to speak freely to a larger internet-only community, away from scrutiny by people who know me in real life but may not understand the context of the community in which a discussion takes place. I suppose I would construct an alter ego on Github if I were working on something illegal in my country. Anything targeted at people who know you should be under the name they know you by. It's not as if pseudonymity defeats Big Data - all they care about is which ads you're likely to click on, whether there is a correct name associated with that profile is of no consequence. And of course anything not done through Tor can still be traced through your ISP's subscriber records. Using a pseudonym on, say, Facebook mostly just inconveniences people. I suppose it could be a reasonable countermeasure against a stalker, but locked-down privacy settings (or just not using Facebook) are probably safer bets.