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I imagine the challenge is that there are plenty of people who would use Tor to create hundreds, if not thousands accounts not personally linked to them, if the
by cbhl 11y ago
I imagine the challenge is that there are plenty of people who would use Tor to create hundreds, if not thousands accounts not personally linked to them, if they are able.
Whereas if you wanted just one anonymous Twitter account badly enough, you could get a burner prepaid cell phone using cash (make sure to not turn it on at home or at work).
- lucaspiller 11y agoMailinator for phone numbers?
- ge0rg 11y agoYou can not get anonymous phones in all countries. In many places, sale or activation are bound to your personal details. Besides, a state-backed attacker will still be able to figure out at least the region where you bought / used the phone for Twitter activation.
- okasaki 11y agoSomeone keeps track of which IMEIs go to which stores. The stores keep track of which bar codes have which IMEI. And of course the register keeps a log of when and what is sold. I read this in a police report. The police went to the store and got video of the person buying the phone. I wouldn't be surprised if long term video storage was a requirement for selling prepaid phones.
- bm1362 11y agoBuy them on craigslist.
- bigbugbag 11y agoYou can find online services providing disposable phone numbers for the purpose of sms verification.
- tajen 11y agoThe Twitter could charge bitcoins for those who want to remain anonymous. It would prevent creating accounts by the hundred, or Twitter could find other ideas if it's just about checking spam.