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Yea, it sounds like something someone says about 5 minutes before they pissed off 4chan and their entire life ends up on the national news the next day. Most
by pixl97 1y ago
Yea, it sounds like something someone says about 5 minutes before they pissed off 4chan and their entire life ends up on the national news the next day.
Most people have no idea how much information they leak online and how it can be stitched together to figure out who you are.
- sumtechguy 1y agoIt is also one of the key tools people use for swatting. Just the style of my writing gives me away. Even if that method just gets you down to 5 people it is way easier to go thru 5 peoples information than thousands. Even something as simple as which browser you use and what the thing emits can identify you. https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
- pixl97 1y agoYep, and if it's a site where users can post links and get you to click them they may have a server they can capture that browser information. Couple that in with ISP IP address information this can quite often shrink the identity to a few city blocks.