One or /ourguys/, a tiny account, got doxed. It was obviously someone he knew who did it, and in response, he an heroed. So letâs quickly talk about opsec
Every single person who knows your secret is a liability, because they increase the surface area of attack
Every single person who knows your secret is a liability, because they increase the surface area of attack
This means you donât tell anyone, ever, unless you would trust them to take your side in a life-and-death type situation. Because although thatâs a bit dramatic, it really does approximate the stakes
If you must have real name accounts as well as anon alts, never cross post content. Donât say things with similar wording or express the same idea on both accounts around the same time
Never post pictures of your pets, your yard, your environment, or anything that your friends could pattern match to you do. Never post food pics that you also post to your real accounts. This is basic but many donât think
You ever see death note? Basically you are Light and the world is full of Ls.
Any bit of information you leak could potentially be used by someone to narrow the range of your possible identities
Any bit of information you leak could potentially be used by someone to narrow the range of your possible identities
Most of the time, we suspect a dox is not put together by a team of 4chan autists, however. Most of the time, itâs someone close to you who wants to destroy you for personal reasons. Even if you trust someone, they may not feel the gravity of your secret the way you do
In fact they certainly wonât, which is why the only real way to keep secrets is not to share them. The best encryption software in the world shares a common failure mode with rot13: the idiot using it
So always be maximally paranoid if you want to speak honestly in dissident spaces. And if it ever does happen, donât an hero.
If someone doxes you, you are now playing Minecraft together, you feel me?
If someone doxes you, you are now playing Minecraft together, you feel me?