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Yes, it's a huge risk. But if an immigrant has identities that would get them kicked out, disclosing them would just keep them out. And if any of those are rea

Yes, it's a huge risk. But if an immigrant has identities that would get them kicked out, disclosing them would just keep them out. And if any of those are readily discoverable, it's probably not worth even trying to get a visa or immigrate. But if there are ~innocuous identities, it's best to disclose them. Unless there are links to not so innocuous ones.

dontbenebby 7y ago
>But if an immigrant has identities that would get them kicked out, disclosing them would just keep them out It's perfectly possible they'd be allowed in, but either due to a malicious insider or a data breach the information will leak, and someone from the old country will come looking for revenge.
- mirimir 7y ago
  Well, disclosing them would keep them out. And sure, while lying might get them in, they could be kicked out later. I was arguing that, in those circumstances, perhaps it's not worth taking the risk.
  - dontbenebby 7y ago
    Stylometry is getting better by the day :)
    - mirimir 7y ago
      Very true, and a concern for me. However, many years ago, I went largely offline, as my meatspace identity. I still do some social media with family, but not in English. And for decades, my work was off the record, doing litigation support. I did edit expert reports and legal documents, but most of that isn't public. And in any case, the style is different. But sure, if you blog and tweet as your meatspace identity, and then have ~anonymous personas using the same language, stylometry could nail you. There is software for protecting against that, however. And it's getting better too.
      - dontbenebby 7y ago
        >However, many years ago, I went largely offline See, right there you're narrowing the set by leaking your approximate age. I don't think your opsec is as good as you think it is :)
        mirimir 7y ago
        I almost always lie about my personas :) But Mirimir in some ways is my least anonymous one.
goodold 7y ago
But even if all of your 10000 identities are innocuous, perhaps disclosing as many as 10000 identities itself get get your visa rejected.
- mirimir 7y ago
  That's an excellent point. So if you're going to have numerous identities, it's best to do it right. And maybe then not disclose them. But still iffy, if you know that you'll likely be emigrating.

dontbenebby 7y ago

>But if an immigrant has identities that would get them kicked out, disclosing them would just keep them out It's perfectly possible they'd be allowed in, but either due to a malicious insider or a data breach the information will leak, and someone from the old country will come looking for revenge.

mirimir 7y ago
Well, disclosing them would keep them out. And sure, while lying might get them in, they could be kicked out later. I was arguing that, in those circumstances, perhaps it's not worth taking the risk.
- dontbenebby 7y ago
  Stylometry is getting better by the day :)
  - mirimir 7y ago
    Very true, and a concern for me. However, many years ago, I went largely offline, as my meatspace identity. I still do some social media with family, but not in English. And for decades, my work was off the record, doing litigation support. I did edit expert reports and legal documents, but most of that isn't public. And in any case, the style is different. But sure, if you blog and tweet as your meatspace identity, and then have ~anonymous personas using the same language, stylometry could nail you. There is software for protecting against that, however. And it's getting better too.
    - dontbenebby 7y ago
      >However, many years ago, I went largely offline See, right there you're narrowing the set by leaking your approximate age. I don't think your opsec is as good as you think it is :)
      - mirimir 7y ago
        I almost always lie about my personas :) But Mirimir in some ways is my least anonymous one.

goodold 7y ago

But even if all of your 10000 identities are innocuous, perhaps disclosing as many as 10000 identities itself get get your visa rejected.

mirimir 7y ago
That's an excellent point. So if you're going to have numerous identities, it's best to do it right. And maybe then not disclose them. But still iffy, if you know that you'll likely be emigrating.