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1. manfre+a9[view] [source] 2020-06-17 21:47:31
>>fortra+(OP)
While it's not exactly a novel technique (I've read similar stories since the early 2010s at least), I'm continuously surprises by how much people are able to glean from inferences and online sources. The saga of the "he will not divide us" flag is particularly impressive.
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2. def8ce+I9[view] [source] 2020-06-17 21:50:59
>>manfre+a9
It's called OSINT and it's been around a lot longer than 2010.
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3. reaper+we[view] [source] 2020-06-17 22:21:18
>>def8ce+I9
It's called OSINT and it's been around a lot longer than 2010.

I listened to a 1940's episode of Dragnet a couple of days ago, and it was pretty much the same thing. Burglar was identified by photographs, his job, and a tattoo.

This is just normal police work. People make a big deal out of it because it's "Cyber" this and "e" that.

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4. lukife+fs[view] [source] 2020-06-18 00:11:09
>>reaper+we
Curiously, the term "cyber" originally referred not only to computing, but general issues of control and communication over large distances, particularly during wartime (encrypted radio messages and the like): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153954.The_Human_Use_of_...
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