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I think you're overestimating how much effort the average adversary will put in to find this information. Sure, some will hunt you down and try and find you via
by CM30 9y ago
I think you're overestimating how much effort the average adversary will put in to find this information. Sure, some will hunt you down and try and find you via real life databases like home ownership records. But many will just hope they can take advantage of easily found information like WHOIS records, in the same way many burglars just hope a doors been left unlocked or a window left open.
Unless someone's gotten into a fight with 4chan or Kiwi Farms, the chances of someone actually hunting them down like an internet detective is pretty slim.
- Spooky23 9y agoShowing up at somebody’s front door is a big line to cross.
- BraveNewCurency 9y agoLike dumping a toilet in a driveway because some database pointed you there? https://splinternews.com/how-an-internet-mapping-glitch-turned-a-random-kansas-f-1793856052 https://splinternews.com/how-an-internet-mapping-glitch-turn...
- kahnpro 9y agoNot only that, there's also swatting.
- tinus_hn 9y agoThe problem with swatting is not that you can find people’s home address. It’s that with an anonymous phone call you can send hyped up untrained dangerous fake army men to someones house with no repercussions for you or the team. Hiding your home address is just a workaround.
- kakarot 9y agoWhat's your home address?
- tinus_hn 9y agoYou can find it in the Whois information for my domain
- kakarot 9y agoThat's too much effort. I guess your workaround worked after all.
- tinus_hn 9y agoThere is a difference between not connecting this account to my real life identity and keeping my address a secret. If you knew my name you can just look up my phone number and address in the public phone book.