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96. Yes and yes.

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Thu Sep 10, 2015, 01:45 PM

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Simple question: Is it possible to identify someone [View all] NorthCarolina Sep 2015 OP

Yeah, I saw that too. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #1

Not unless you put personal info in your profile. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #2

Well, that depends on who it is. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #3

Maybe not from the profile. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #4

posssibly this information was previously bbgrunt Sep 2015 #5

That's not a question susceptible of a single answer jberryhill Sep 2015 #6

So, short of intentionally identifying yourself in a post, NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #8

There's a lot of unintentional identifying information jberryhill Sep 2015 #12

I was already warned at work that these sites can get nasty Person 2713 Sep 2015 #82

Don't get too paranoid now nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #87

My rightwing teaparty stalkers found me because I stupidly posted a pic from randys1 Sep 2015 #128

In one of the threads, someone said that she had once posted a link from her FB page. cwydro Sep 2015 #7

That depends on how much information someone makes publicly available Spider Jerusalem Sep 2015 #9

I don't have a Facebook account NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #10

A few years ago, a poster (whom I won't name) was caused a great deal of trouble by members cwydro Sep 2015 #14

It's sad NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #19

I remember that episode dumbcat Sep 2015 #22

Precisely jberryhill Sep 2015 #24

One of many stories nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #46

It doesn't matter jberryhill Sep 2015 #18

Precisely malaise Sep 2015 #17

Not directly, unless you've put that information in your profile. MineralMan Sep 2015 #11

My first thought NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #13

The only people who have any more information are the admins MineralMan Sep 2015 #15

Still, when NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #16

I trust the administrators of this site. cwydro Sep 2015 #20

I don't know the administrators from Adam, NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #23

Nope. Not on DU. The admins here are extremely careful MineralMan Sep 2015 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author notadmblnd Sep 2015 #57

Anything posted on DU is also posted on Google. Downwinder Sep 2015 #25

That doesn't mean anything, unless of course someone uses their real name still_one Sep 2015 #77

Means you do not have to be a DU member. Downwinder Sep 2015 #86

To be technically correct, indexed nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #142

If your DU profile gives hints to your other online info, then sure Orrex Sep 2015 #26

I've had two posters on DU and one Discussionist reveal that they knew my identity Fumesucker Sep 2015 #27

In those instances then, NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #29

I'd disagree. Glassunion Sep 2015 #31

Why? NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #32

I have mentioned my high school reunion Downwinder Sep 2015 #36

First, it's a huge stretch to say that the Admins/Owners of DU are giving out user's personal Glassunion Sep 2015 #38

I didn't even imply NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #40

The folks with access to the pertinent info are the Admins/Owners. Glassunion Sep 2015 #44

Yes, that is true NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #45

So you're indeed saying that it is the Admins/Owners giving out this information? Glassunion Sep 2015 #53

No, I'm saying that I don't know how the info got out, NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #56

Which goes back to my first point. Glassunion Sep 2015 #63

I don't think it's even a DUer, Tipperary Sep 2015 #33

I'm not accusing anyone. NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #34

Everyone has access to the information in question. Decoy of Fenris Sep 2015 #35

I am curious as to why you think it Tipperary Sep 2015 #50

I indicated my reasoning in post #52. eom NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #54

If you have social media accounts, you can be found. Rex Sep 2015 #28

I'm not here everyday so I missed what happened. snagglepuss Sep 2015 #30

Here... NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #37

That letter reads like someone who wants to trash Bernie snagglepuss Sep 2015 #111

I've had DUers try to bully me into giving them my real name. HuckleB Sep 2015 #39

Any electronic emission can be traced to the source YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #41

Perhaps they NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #42

I do not condone what happened but folks need to stop putting themselves out there so much YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #65

And at times it is inversely proportional to age nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #68

I pointed out yesterday that it is ridiculously easy to find people online. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #43

And don't use the same user name on all of your sites/blogs, etc. B2G Sep 2015 #51

Yup, unless you are running a paper nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #55

In addition to what has been posted in this thread about inadvertent disclosures csziggy Sep 2015 #47

She lists her real name on her blog B2G Sep 2015 #48

It took me two nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #49

OK, now that makes some sense. NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #52

Yup. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #72

Her real name was in the URL of her photobucket act. that hosted the photo of the unsolicited letter Brother Buzz Sep 2015 #98

Yup. I have a separate photo hosting account, Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #108

until the postmarked envelope is posted here... grasswire Sep 2015 #58

Already been posted here and in a private forum. leftofcool Sep 2015 #60

a private forum? grasswire Sep 2015 #61

Nope leftofcool Sep 2015 #64

I think it was posted in the AA forum, cwydro Sep 2015 #89

Yes and yes. leftofcool Sep 2015 #96

Correct. All we have is a photo of an unsigned letter, and a claim by a poster that the letter Maedhros Sep 2015 #70

The postmark portion was posted on DU Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #73

Because that doesn't actually mean anything mythology Sep 2015 #146

I was responding to a question about the postmark Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #162

It was and now the PI and the FBI are involved nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #75

Whoever wrote that letter is clearly very stupid. Zorra Sep 2015 #122

As dirty as postal facilities are nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #124

The fingerprints would be on the letter, which would not have been exposed to Zorra Sep 2015 #129

We shall see what they find. Even sending this nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #133

Postmarks aren't given without return addresses on them, either. I'd like to see that, as well. ancianita Sep 2015 #101

All letters sent through the USPS will have a postmark, but cwydro Sep 2015 #110

My local post office people said the rule is that no posts can be marked without a return address. ancianita Sep 2015 #116

They told you wrong. cwydro Sep 2015 #119

I don't think so. Here's the online rule. ancianita Sep 2015 #121

I have sent mail without return addresses many times. cwydro Sep 2015 #123

The person put Bravenak's address as the return address gollygee Sep 2015 #158

Nope, as others have noted, it is all up to you. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #59

"I use different handles for each group of social media" B2G Sep 2015 #62

If you care about being identified it is critical. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #79

It's more possible than most think Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #66

Sadly not the last nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #71

If, indeed, you are being threatened, your local police are interested. Stinky The Clown Sep 2015 #67

Don't overshare if you want anonymity online Cal Carpenter Sep 2015 #69

Some of us go read the fiction nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #74

At least two ways. If someone provides that information in their profile, or if someone is able to still_one Sep 2015 #76

I know where another DUer lives, I know where another DUer works... demmiblue Sep 2015 #78

Hey I have met real DU'ers for lunch in RL nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #80

That is not what I am talking about. n/t demmiblue Sep 2015 #81

I know, just pointing out that not all are nefarious nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #83

Is it beyond the pale to suggest that the user who Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #84

Authorities are already involved nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #88

I don't think it is either. cwydro Sep 2015 #90

Yup nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #93

I missed the Andy debacle. cwydro Sep 2015 #106

They will laugh right up until the cuffs go on nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #115

I hear what you're saying, and I think it's creepy as hell. cwydro Sep 2015 #118

I have been followed and threatened with a lot more nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #155

I have never seen and posts from "Mr. Citizen" or variants thereof. Maedhros Sep 2015 #147

Which would be another clue for you nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #148

Well, it's being presented as evidence of a cabal of alert stalkers Maedhros Sep 2015 #149

Let's be clear about this nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #150

I think I miscommunicated: Maedhros Sep 2015 #151

That is becuase Partisans are thinking of this only though that lens nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #153

Agreed.[n/t] Maedhros Sep 2015 #154

Yes Renew Deal Sep 2015 #95

Actually it can rise to a felony nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #97

It contains threats, how can that not be considered criminal? eom NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #100

The threat of being "alerted on" on a message board? dumbcat Sep 2015 #103

OK, NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #104

And yet you and others have called for the police and FBI dumbcat Sep 2015 #107

From the postal service nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #135

I read that too. What threat? dumbcat Sep 2015 #138

I will repeat what I said to you belllow nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #140

So again, you can't dumbcat Sep 2015 #143

I feel exactly the same way. hamsterjill Sep 2015 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author Zorra Sep 2015 #131

i wouldn't think they could on DU but on FB and the internet white pages it's possible. Autumn Sep 2015 #85

People who have a presence on the Internet Blue_In_AK Sep 2015 #91

There ways to do it if you've got enough technical expertise Renew Deal Sep 2015 #92

In bs case all that was needed was a simple google search nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #99

In this case if one links something to Facebook that's all it takes Recursion Sep 2015 #94

It's usually not that hard to locate the identity of an "anonymous" person on the internet. leveymg Sep 2015 #102

Take a picture with your cell phone and post it. jeff47 Sep 2015 #105

That's a sobering thought. NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #113

Specifically on the cell phone example, most phones let you disable jeff47 Sep 2015 #117

Thanks for the heads up. NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #120

Among others...your local PD nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #126

El Chapo's son accidentally discovered that last week Brother Buzz Sep 2015 #157

Maybe not through their DU profile... cbdo2007 Sep 2015 #109

Yes. You can accidentally give subtle clues over time. Oneironaut Sep 2015 #114

Depends on how many other places one uses the same User Name and how much identifying info is THERE. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #125

Could be dangerous HassleCat Sep 2015 #127

I think whoever did this really screwed up by using the USPS. stevenleser Sep 2015 #130

What federal crime? nt dumbcat Sep 2015 #132

18 US Code 876 to be specfic nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #134

I read that before. Which offense? dumbcat Sep 2015 #136

IF anybody decides to charge that would be up to the United States Attorney nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #137

So you can find nothing dumbcat Sep 2015 #139

I am not the United States Attorney for Alaska nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #141

And the actions and types of threats that are prohibited dumbcat Sep 2015 #144

Have fun chewing and gnawing on that bone nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #145

18 U.S. Code 2261A - Stalking stevenleser Sep 2015 #159

OK, you got me there dumbcat Sep 2015 #160

Just receiving that in the mail would be enough to cause most people substantial emotional distress stevenleser Sep 2015 #161

Anything is possible. mmonk Sep 2015 #152

I would expect that the FBI and other agencies..... grasswire Sep 2015 #156

The cavers know my real name... MrScorpio Sep 2015 #163