anonymity, fbi, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter
An interesting story of uncovering an anonymous Internet social media account. Powered by WPeMatico
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anonymity, pseudonymity, schneiernews, Security technology
Over the past few months, I have been watching my blog comments decline in civility. I blame it in part on the contentious US election and its aftermath. It’s also a consequence of not requiring visitors to register in order to post comments, and of our tolerance for impassioned conversation. Whatever the causes, I’m tired … Read More “Commenting Policy for This Blog” »
academicpapers, anonymity, deanonymization, identification, Security technology, socialmedia, tracking
Interesting research: “De-anonymizing Web Browsing Data with Social Networks“: Abstract: Can online trackers and network adversaries de-anonymize web browsing data readily available to them? We show — theoretically, via simulation, and through experiments on real user data — that de-identified web browsing histories can be linked to social media profiles using only publicly available data. … Read More “De-Anonymizing Browser History Using Social-Network Data” »
anonymity, internet, psychologyofsecurity, Security technology
Good article debunking the myth that requiring people to use their real names on the Internet makes them behave better. Powered by WPeMatico
adware, anonymity, google, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, tracking, web
Google’s new ways to violate your privacy and — more importantly — how to opt out. Powered by WPeMatico
anonymity, children, deanonymization, metadata, operationalsecurity, police, pornography, Security technology
In this article, detailing the Australian and then worldwide investigation of a particularly heinous child-abuse ring, there are a lot of details of the pedophile security practices and the police investigative techniques. The abusers had a detailed manual on how to scrub metadata and avoid detection, but not everyone was perfect. The police used information … Read More “Interesting Internet-Based Investigative Techniques” »
academicpapers, anonymity, ebay, fraud, lies, Security technology
It’s a common fraud on sites like eBay: buyers falsely claim that they never received a purchased item in the mail. Here’s a paper on defending against this fraud through basic psychological security measures. It’s preliminary research, but probably worth experimental research. We have tested a collection of possible user-interface enhancements aimed at reducing liar … Read More “Defending Against Liar Buyer Fraud” »
anonymity, deanonymization, games, privacy, Security technology
Those of you unfamiliar with hacker culture might need an explanation of “doxing.” The word refers to the practice of publishing personal information about people without their consent. Usually it’s things like an address and phone number, but it can also be credit card details, medical information, private e-mails — pretty much anything an assailant … Read More “Doxing as an Attack” »