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A relevant detail to that story is that he admitted his guilt under questioning. Had he continued to deny any involvement, they would not have been able to prov
by Odin78 9y ago
A relevant detail to that story is that he admitted his guilt under questioning. Had he continued to deny any involvement, they would not have been able to prove that he was sending the bomb threat, as it could have been from someone who wasn't on campus.
- godelski 9y agoVery true. But there have been several instances of cases like this. And this thing doesn't matter if your VPN logs or not[+]. But what I was trying to point out is that these types of access collisions are important to understand. And why I don't think people should roll their own VPN. [+] I'm not trying advocate crime here or advising how to avoid it. Just trying to bring to light a vulnerability.
- confounded 9y ago> And why I don't think people should roll their own VPN. People who are interested in not being identified probably shouldn't. But there are good security reasons to potentially do so.
- mirimir 9y agoCriminals are great examples, because their OPSEC failures are often detailed in court records, reported in the media, and discussed online. One of my articles on IVPN's website uses several such OPSEC failures (Silk Road, Sheep Marketplace, etc) as examples.