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The story didn't mention how they were able to get his IP address in the first place. That level of detail is important for this community!
by johnnymonster 8y ago
The story didn't mention how they were able to get his IP address in the first place. That level of detail is important for this community!
- sulam 8y agoHe was filing fake tax returns. That probably exposed his IP in logs on government servers.
- mirimir 8y agoThe safe bet is that every site that you access logs your IP address. At the very least.
- nindalf 8y agoWhat on earth? Isn't using a VPN the bare minimum when you're doing something potentially illegal?
- akvadrako 8y agoMaybe he did. Unless he's careful in picking his VPN provider they probably have some level of cooperation with the FBI.
- boomboomsubban 8y agoHe didn't, but getting anonymous access to a VPN wasn't exactly the simplest thing then. And if you think they would be unable to find the precise location of the aircard, it's not really adding any protection.
- qrbLPHiKpiux 8y agoShould have used the USPS