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Doxxed Through a VPN:

We interviewed Former Cybercrime Detective nostr:npub18hqtw4vjsg6s0a0kyhugn5mt5fs8fp64pd8nsv66vqld5qg090pqe75kus about how he identified suspects through a VPN with a shared IP address.

If you think just because you flip on a VPN, you're anonymous, then think again. This informative and to-the-point interview discusses timing attacks, and how law enforcement thinks about your device fingerprint.

And even worse, this demonstrates that even local law enforcement can be using simple but effective techniques, to take advantage of the HUGE amount of data these Big Tech companies end up collecting and using.

Do yourself a favor, and take 5 minutes to read this:

https://simplifiedprivacy.com/identify-suspect-through-a-vpn/travis-west-interview.html

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 11mo ago

i don't even waste my time with that

i have a wireguard tunnel to a VPS because that lets me test my code on dumbass apps that are written with shit that can't cope with no TLS certificate, mainly

my vps IP in bulgaria is practically my identity, and i don't care, but it also has benefits

- i don't get blocked from accessing many websites that are blocked by portuguese diktat but not by bulgarian

- bulgarian government is far less censorious and manipulative and well funded as most european governments

- the endpoint is fast and seems to have access to the whole internet in ways that i can't get from my local ISP

VPNs are not just about evading identification, they can be about evading jurisdiction as well, and the onerous bullshit that they try to push on us via ISPs