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This is one reason why I like legal doctrines such as "beyond a reasonable doubt." Even a 0.9 match in a tool like this could be a coincidence, if there are mil
by interroboink 4y ago
This is one reason why I like legal doctrines such as "beyond a reasonable doubt." Even a 0.9 match in a tool like this could be a coincidence, if there are millions of users. But that won't stop people from casually believing "aha it must be an alt account", based on some anecdata.
It's so easy for something like this to be turned into a tool for a witch hunt, targeting innocents.
- costco 4y agoBut a 0.8 or 0.9 match and something like Tor usage could be enough to justify a warrant. That's why I'm not sure I want to open source the code because I don't want to normalize this.
- yyt554 4y agoKeep in mind the potential to create false accusations by fabricating similar looking accounts.