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  • It hasn’t, it’s just that good opsec is impossible in the long run and everyone is bound to be deanonymized eventually. For example, if you’re using a clean account on a CP sharing forum, it’s possible to track your mannerisms and post history (content, timezone, etc) to get an estimate of where you live. Then they can subpoena the ISPs for IP traffic in that region and figure out who is using Tor. That subset of IPs may then be cross referenced with the time that suspect’s account posted, that can be used as probable cause for a warrant… That sort of stuff. Sounds super complicated but most of it can be automated and bypassed these days (I don’t think you actually need to subpoena for example).
    Where did the suspect fail? He should have used multiple accounts, spaced out the interactions more randomly, used stolen WiFi, ran his comments through a translator and back, etc. At no point did Tor fail at securing his IP address end to end





  • Thankfully this is a .world comm focused on mental health so I can say this. I don’t think it’s productive or particularly helpful to anyone to be constantly acknowledging “the system”.
    Example: your boss screams at you. IMO the best reaction would be like “damn, what a dumbass, I’ll do my best to avoid him in situations like this one or change my job”. Simple fixes and you can go on with your life. But no, posts like these want you to turn this simple day to day issue into one you can’t ever do anything to deal with, and amplify the negative feelings from just simple anger or sadness to hopelessness, to further “class consciousness” or whatever political motivation. Same thing with right wingers being robbed and turning it into some immigration or race thing instead of just settling down.
    Not to say there isn’t space to discuss this stuff, but actively reminding yourself of problems you have no say in fixing is a negative pattern