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I must admit, writing the comment I didn't take into account authorities being able to request personal information. But my initial thought was about something

by n4bz0r 5y ago

I must admit, writing the comment I didn't take into account authorities being able to request personal information. But my initial thought was about something else, and I could've communicated it better. > The BBC radio and TV presenter traced the identity of the person who was behind an online campaign against him. The wording in the article can be seen as the man and his colleagues did all the tracing of a completely random internet-troll themselves. Not only that sounds ridiculous, but also falls in line with the display of power I mentioned.

ceejayoz 5y ago
> Not only that sounds ridiculous... I'm not sure why. Doxxing is quite easy to do in many cases. Upload a photo that's geotagged, have an unusual name, analysis of your network of friends/followers, linkages to other social profiles, etc.
- n4bz0r 5y ago
  Although possible, it doesn't make much sense to use a personal account in this scenario, especially given the political nature of the messages which the article fails to mention along the other contextual details. I'm assuming a perfect offender here, who is sitting on a throwaway account, on a burner phone, and behind a VPN or three, all via public WiFi spot. Why? Because it makes sense, but most importantly because the article leaves a lot to the imagination, especially using the terminology such as "troll".
  - ceejayoz 5y ago
    > I'm assuming a perfect offender here, who is sitting on a throwaway account, on a burner phone, and behind a VPN or three, all via public WiFi spot. These are very silly assumptions, IMO. I've seen an enormous number of trolly comments directed at public figures via long-running Facebook accounts under what appear to be real names. My local legislator gets harassed incessantly by a local business owner I've encountered in person.
  - pjc50 5y ago
    Most people doing this kind of thing are doing so from their ordinary smartphone. If someone has set up that much opsec just to post abuse, they definitely know they're doing something wrong. Few vulnerable activists have that level of security.

by n4bz0r 5y ago

ceejayoz 5y ago

> Not only that sounds ridiculous... I'm not sure why. Doxxing is quite easy to do in many cases. Upload a photo that's geotagged, have an unusual name, analysis of your network of friends/followers, linkages to other social profiles, etc.

n4bz0r 5y ago
Although possible, it doesn't make much sense to use a personal account in this scenario, especially given the political nature of the messages which the article fails to mention along the other contextual details. I'm assuming a perfect offender here, who is sitting on a throwaway account, on a burner phone, and behind a VPN or three, all via public WiFi spot. Why? Because it makes sense, but most importantly because the article leaves a lot to the imagination, especially using the terminology such as "troll".
- ceejayoz 5y ago
  > I'm assuming a perfect offender here, who is sitting on a throwaway account, on a burner phone, and behind a VPN or three, all via public WiFi spot. These are very silly assumptions, IMO. I've seen an enormous number of trolly comments directed at public figures via long-running Facebook accounts under what appear to be real names. My local legislator gets harassed incessantly by a local business owner I've encountered in person.
- pjc50 5y ago
  Most people doing this kind of thing are doing so from their ordinary smartphone. If someone has set up that much opsec just to post abuse, they definitely know they're doing something wrong. Few vulnerable activists have that level of security.