Some File-Sharers Leave Trails To Their Front Door
Do you use the same username for every website you visit? If you do, you are just making it easier for the RIAA / MPAA to track your pirating ass down. ![]()
A team of researchers from the French National Institute of Computer Science (INRIA) has just published their study of over 10 million usernames collected from Google profiles, eBay accounts and other sources. They discovered that around half of the usernames could be linked to another matching online profile, which could enable scammers to build up a more detailed profile of individuals they wish to target.
