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Finding Fuboy: unmasking an internet troll
- DrScump 11y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10628400 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10628400
- GFischer 11y agoOdd, it didn't add an upvote to the previous submission (that's the usual behaviour when I submit a duplicate). Still, it didn't get any discussion, and it's interesting for the privacy implications.
- detaro 11y ago> (that's the usual behaviour when I submit a duplicate). That was changed recently, specifically to allow resubmission of posts that didn't get attention. Announcement here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10223645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10223645
- GFischer 11y agoI'd missed that announcement, thanks :)
- dang 11y agoPlease don't post the url to a previous submission unless it had significant attention. Otherwise you're pointing people to a dead end.
- detaro 11y agoKind of surprising the initial lawsuit to get the IP address didn't drag on long enough to cause the ISP to delete the records due to age, which seems to be a common issue with more complicated cases.
- kazinator 11y ago> Who else would know Hadley lived across from the local school? Pretty much anyone on the planet who knows the address and can use Google Streetview.