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Upon hearing "I'm generally pretty careful to not give clues as to my identity", Mr. unimpressive here appears to have said "Challenge Accepted." and followed t

Upon hearing "I'm generally pretty careful to not give clues as to my identity", Mr. unimpressive here appears to have said "Challenge Accepted." and followed through. https://www.google.ca/search?q=barney+stinson+challenge+accepted https://www.google.ca/search?q=barney+stinson+challenge+acce... Perhaps somebody has too much time on their hands? Personally I'm more worried by non-personal, bulk attacks based on database leaks. Oh and don't forget. selmnoo has Java disabled likely because he or she is on a Mac, so that's another vector out. Probably the fastest way to get any individual on HN is to reply to their comment and mention some site on which you've installed a payload, or not even that complicated: just ask for their email address. Done. :)

unimpressive 13y ago
>Personally I'm more worried by non-personal, bulk attacks based on database leaks. While a personal attack is much less likely than a non-personal bulk attack, I would guess that anybody who goes through the trouble of personally looking over your words with a magnifying glass has a much higher chance of being very dangerous. That scary amounts of information are floating around about you has always been true though. The things you can get from your local courthouse may surprise you.
- lstamour 13y ago
  Sure, but when anyone takes an interest in someone else, we all know the odds "something bad" will happen, even if "bad" is simply "embarrassment of the person with the interest". Similarly, I suppose what I'm getting at is there really is no such thing as complete anonymity, just the temporary pretence of it. I mean, of course, lack of interest and luck can contribute to your anonymity these days, and time might diminish the odds that something can get traced back to you, but ... you never know. ;-) Edit: I posted this elsewhere but it's relevant here too - http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/26/i-challenged-hackers-to-investigate-me-and-what-they-found-out-is-chilling/ http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/26/i-challenged-hackers-to-inv...
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unimpressive 13y ago

>Personally I'm more worried by non-personal, bulk attacks based on database leaks. While a personal attack is much less likely than a non-personal bulk attack, I would guess that anybody who goes through the trouble of personally looking over your words with a magnifying glass has a much higher chance of being very dangerous. That scary amounts of information are floating around about you has always been true though. The things you can get from your local courthouse may surprise you.

lstamour 13y ago
Sure, but when anyone takes an interest in someone else, we all know the odds "something bad" will happen, even if "bad" is simply "embarrassment of the person with the interest". Similarly, I suppose what I'm getting at is there really is no such thing as complete anonymity, just the temporary pretence of it. I mean, of course, lack of interest and luck can contribute to your anonymity these days, and time might diminish the odds that something can get traced back to you, but ... you never know. ;-) Edit: I posted this elsewhere but it's relevant here too - http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/26/i-challenged-hackers-to-investigate-me-and-what-they-found-out-is-chilling/ http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/26/i-challenged-hackers-to-inv...

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