Danger of saying outrageous things in forums? really?

[JetGirl]

We can still access it??

Yup....

 

[Bunnykid68]

Go ask INGO member Liberty Sanders about this. There is precedence.

There are more than just him

 

[nakinate]

There are more than just him

I believe it, that's just the only one I know about.

 

[churchmouse]

PSA....do not eat the brown acid.

 

[remauto1187]

A tub of Thermite above the hard-drive section, can really set those Forensic Investigators back a bit.... although it does render the computer hard to use later.

Easier to use a hard drive caddy. Just remove hard drive when done with computer and leave a decoy "operable" hard drive in its place.

 

[arthrimus]

Or do all of your posting from a live linux disc. Or a flash drive if you must save your passwords and whatnot. A live CD/DVD would be best though, because anything you do will only be stored in RAM and will cease to exist after a reboot.

 

[the1kidd03]

Upon your arrest, investigation begins (if not prior depending on the situation.) One source of finding evidence is social media. Once they locate your information there (either by looking up your name, number, whatever other info ties you to a specific profile, OR they will simply seize your personal computer and get direct access) then they will look deeper into what they find. If you've ever made reference to places such as INGO, whether by liking their page, sharing their posts, referencing material there, etc, they will further investigate things which can link you to the identity created there.

Once they do all this, obtaining warrants (if they find they even need that) to get much more personal/detailed information from the website's IP tracking software or from your ISP is easy which directly links you to the evidence they're seeking.

Just remember, for cyber investigators (anything you do online) there is no such thing as "anonymous." There is always a trail to follow which is easy for authorities to get. I know our local cyber crimes division has made arrest FAR across "the pond" based on following cyber trails.

 

[eldirector]

Or do all of your posting from a live linux disc. Or a flash drive if you must save your passwords and whatnot. A live CD/DVD would be best though, because anything you do will only be stored in RAM and will cease to exist after a reboot.

Of course, that is just the local computer.

Make sure your router isn't logging (almost all do) and possibly even caching. Same with your cable/dsl modem. Of course, after that it is mostly out of your control. Your ISP is most certainly logging, and possibly caching. If you are using 3rd party services (Google, iCloud, etc...), they are storing all kinds of interesting bits. If you do not log into Google, they still have uniquely identified your computer in their system, and are tracking your searches.

Even if you only use public networks, your MAC address is still unique (enough), unless you "spoof" it.

Simply put, you are not anonymous on the Internet. Especially not to any government entity (Law Enforcement or otherwise).

 

[the1kidd03]

Something else to think about is using the same username in multiple forums and online places. I recently discovered that one of my friends is far out there. I Googled his user name and was appalled at the different twisted sites this person is a member of.

This self proclaimed genius used the same screen name on pages that his real name is used. It didn't take me long to identify him. It was pretty stupid on his part.

I've always been taught to never put anything in writing that could be used against me.

Not always effective. Google just shows usage of the same name, not who's actually behind it. I google myself regularly and the most of what I find depicts me as a professor in Arizona, lol. Other oddities come up with my username as well, but that name, which is also an email account, has been hacked countless times, granting access to who knows what sort of information from years ago when I actually used it as my sole email. Now, I just use it as a junk email (email account where I think the information might be obtained by people whom I don't want to have it, sold, etc.) Most of what goes to it is spam, which amounts to hundreds of junk emails a day. While my professional emails are pretty much clean and spam free.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Upon your arrest, investigation begins (if not prior depending on the situation.) One source of finding evidence is social media. Once they locate your information there (either by looking up your name, number, whatever other info ties you to a specific profile, OR they will simply seize your personal computer and get direct access) then they will look deeper into what they find. If you've ever made reference to places such as INGO, whether by liking their page, sharing their posts, referencing material there, etc, they will further investigate things which can link you to the identity created there.

Once they do all this, obtaining warrants (if they find they even need that) to get much more personal/detailed information from the website's IP tracking software or from your ISP is easy which directly links you to the evidence they're seeking.

Just remember, for cyber investigators (anything you do online) there is no such thing as "anonymous." There is always a trail to follow which is easy for authorities to get. I know our local cyber crimes division has made arrest FAR across "the pond" based on following cyber trails.

Don't forget, that trail can lead the police to the old lady that lives next store when you piggyback off of her WIFI and not end well for her

 

[You'll shoot your eye out]

You do realize that none of the above will stop a forensic analyst, right? Right?

Deleted, then overwritten 35 passes? No detective with a copy of Recuva on a thumb drive is going to put it back together, that's for sure. I have been researching this online all morning.

Speaking of t-frost, has he been heard from lately? I haven't seen a post from him in a long time....... How did his court case go? does anyone know?

 

[shibumiseeker]

I learned a long time ago to anonymize and compartmentalize my online stuff from each other. So my interests are "grouped." I am shibumiseeker on all gun and gun related fora. I have a different name on other interest groups I am a member of. I really don't care about the "use in court" angle because tracking down every one of my several usernames across different interest groups is relatively simple even without a search of my computer.

What I care about is the random whacko who takes offense at something I post and decides(s)he wants to try to mess with me in real life because of some perceived online slight. I'm not really concerned about someone coming to my house since they'd have to prove especially stupid to try that given where and how I live, but there are other ways people will try to mess with you, and in the distant past I had one person try to get my wife fired, and in another case I had an EMA director of another county try to screw up my relationship with the EMA director in my county because he took offense at my pointing out he was an idiot to the county commissioners so he went online to dig dirt to use against me. Luckily the EMA director in my county just told him to **** off.

While THOSE people still can track down my online persona (I don't hide it deep and there are many people here who know me IRL), I am not going to just hand it to the troublemakers.

 

[bwframe]

...Speaking of t-frost, has he been heard from lately? I haven't seen a post from him in a long time....... How did his court case go? does anyone know?

Maybe his slowed posting has some relation to the subject matter of this thread? Maybe he over shared?

 

[actaeon277]

Deleted, then overwritten 35 passes? No detective with a copy of Recuva on a thumb drive is going to put it back together, that's for sure. I have been researching this online all morning.

Speaking of t-frost, has he been heard from lately? I haven't seen a post from him in a long time....... How did his court case go? does anyone know?

And your internet provider? They still have info. Melt your computer down, and there is still a trail.

 

[SteveM4A1]

Something else to think about is using the same username in multiple forums and online places. I recently discovered that one of my friends is far out there. I Googled his user name and was appalled at the different twisted sites this person is a member of.

This self proclaimed genius used the same screen name on pages that his real name is used. It didn't take me long to identify him. It was pretty stupid on his part.

I've always been taught to never put anything in writing that could be used against me.

I use the same username on all forums, simply because I don't make statements that I shouldn't on the internet. I know a lot of people personally on most forums and do not wish to try and be anonymous. I'd rather people know who I am when I am having a discussion with them. UNLESS ITS A COP!!!!

 

[singlesix]

Deleted, then overwritten 35 passes? No detective with a copy of Recuva on a thumb drive is going to put it back together, that's for sure. I have been researching this online all morning.

Speaking of t-frost, has he been heard from lately? I haven't seen a post from him in a long time....... How did his court case go? does anyone know?

Well good for you (no purple), but not everyone is savvy as you and for those people things can be traced.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Maybe his slowed posting has some relation to the subject matter of this thread? Maybe he over shared?

I think mostly it is to avoid talking about it because just like in this thread people will ask questions that he cannot be talking about.

 

[bwframe]

I think mostly it is to avoid talking about it because just like in this thread people will ask questions that he cannot be talking about.

Like I said.

I use the same username on all forums, simply because I don't make statements that I shouldn't on the internet...

Ding ding ding!

 

[Gluemanz28]

I agree with all who have posted that if you don't post things you shouldn't then you don't anything to worry about.

 

[stevee]

Just remember, anything you say, can and will be used against you on the Nancy Grace show.