The FBI Identified a Tor User - Schneier on Security

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Related Saidit discussion: https://saidit.net/s/privacy/comments/a8s9/the_fbi_somehow_obtained_the_ip_address_of/

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Thanks, I should have linked that one too.

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This article should remind us that nothing on the internet is anonymous, even when the service tells us it is. Instead of trying to be anonymous to hide your activities, do what is right, and you will not be guilty of breaking the law.

But what did this man do at his grandmother's house? This article did not give his full name or specify a crime he committed. I found this on gizmodo.com:

The guy in question, Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari, of Tampa, Florida, was charged in 2020 with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.

He attempted but that does not mean he succeeded in committing a crime, and still I wonder, what was the actual crime? What kind of support did he intend to give? And what crime was being planned by ISIS?