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kierthos ([personal profile] kierthos) wrote2011-10-22 12:19 pm

Well done, Anonymous. Well done.

Anonymous takes down child porn websites, leaks users names.

Of course, considering that such websites are pretty much illegal, oh... everywhere, I have to wonder how many of those user names are fake or stolen IDs.

[personal profile] jdack 2011-10-24 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
They tend to rely on IP traces.

The so called "darknet" (which is old news btw) via the TOR browser makes things more difficult due to relay proxies. But if they can get warrants for IP data from enough proxies they might make a few arrests.

[personal profile] herlander_refugee 2011-10-24 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, all that techie stuff, too. But I was speaking in terms of old fashioned 'humint'....human intelligence. People talk online. Not all the talkers are hidden.....someone who knows someone who knows (and boasts) about someone is 'in the clear' identity/location wise.

And that person leads to another, and another....and so on added to the techie stuff. And a case is built.