No trial for Twitter 'panic' man

#1

Post by ftse » Sat, Jul 11, 2009, 10:48 AM UTC

No trial for Twitter 'panic' man
news.bbc.co.uk

Re: No trial for Twitter 'panic' man

#2

Post by onreact-com » Sat, Jul 11, 2009, 1:26 PM UTC

How they did find out who the man was? It seems he used only a nick name on his account. Did they ask Twitter for the identity? This is disturbing.

Re: No trial for Twitter 'panic' man

#3

Post by wallflower » Sat, Jul 11, 2009, 2:45 PM UTC

onreact-com wrote: post #2

How they did find out who the man was? It seems he used only a nick name on his account. Did they ask Twitter for the identity? This is disturbing.

When I first read reports of it, I don't think he really attempted to hide his link to the alias. That being said, if you tick off a government enough, they will find a way to trace you (anonymous twitter or not).

http://identi.ca/jeanfer

"jeanfer jean anleu

STATISTICS

User ID 54636 Member since 14 May 2009"

Re: No trial for Twitter 'panic' man

#4

Post by jrockway » Sat, Jul 11, 2009, 3:23 PM UTC

This is why I use Tor. If I ever imagine my comment being read in a courtroom and 12 random people not all loving it, I turn on Tor, use a nickname other than "jrockway", and post it that way.

Yes, the government has shown up at my door because of forum comments from my IP address. I learned the hard way.

(Oh, and you know how Slashdot's FAQ says they don't log your IP? That is a lie.)