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Well, to be frank, what I really meant was "do you think the lack of HTTPS was intentional so nefarious actors could be passively identified." But, I didn't wa
by everdrive 8y ago
Well, to be frank, what I really meant was "do you think the lack of HTTPS was intentional so nefarious actors could be passively identified."
But, I didn't want to pose an allegation like that with so few facts.
- LinuxBender 8y agoThe boards have a code that is created per message that when used in conjunction with the thread id, can give the IP. HTTPS only prevents your ISP from seeing what you are seeing, but there are very few truly "anon" sites. To be semi-anon, one would have to sit near an open WiFi and use a unique MAC address and a browser that has never logged into Google. Most people won't make this effort.