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(From Wired, but using paywall-bypassing link)
What I found interesting about this (aside from the fact that the kids literally set fire to the wrong house and murdered innocent people) is that this wasn't the cops looking directly at their search histories (the "normal" stuff we think about), but instead getting ahold of everyone who'd searched for this house, then backtracking from there. A good reminder that, no matter how much you might not sympathize with these kids in this situation, you personally should be extra vigilant about your opsec; even if you think you're off the radar, there's a chance you aren't.
10 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet 12h
yikes!
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73 sats \ 1 reply \ @note_bene 11h
Interesting side-point: the arsonist burned the home because he had used Apple’s Find My iPhone app to locate his stolen iPhone in the vicinity of the victim's house. (It was a false positive, the phone was not actually at the burnt house).
Geo-location technology brought the wolf to the door and then brought the wolf to justice. Strange times indeed.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 7h
Yeah... trusting the tech without understanding its limits...
I have found it frightening how much people trust this stuff. Yet.. they don't trust bitcoin. Why? My theory is they are following the crowd. Two edged sword. Most people will never be orange pilled. They will just go with their flow.
We are the vanguard. We aren't the norm
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 12h
Quite the story. I am glad they caught the guys but it is pretty scary how they did it.
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Another reason not to use Google
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Riberet 3h
Google is the big brother
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We all need to be careful with our opsecs. This is not even the only situation where it is important.
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Imma go search for some houses now, methinks
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In this particular instance, I'm inclined to side with the judge. This isn't like targeting people who searched for generic terms like "Bitcoin" or "Trump", it targeted people who searched for a very specific residential address that happened to be the victim of a crime. It would be like bringing up the visitors logs at a hospital where a crime occurred.
If you're truly concerned about your internet privacy, just don't do anything from a computer that can be traced back to you.
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