Monthly Archives: January 2017

The confession of Dr. Conspiracy–Part 3

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Dr. Conspiracy

In Part 2 I talked about identifying sock puppets at Birther Report by exploiting information in its avatar system. The underlying email addresses are obscured by a cryptographic digest, but is there a way around that? Troll Hunter It started … Continue reading →

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The non-disclosures of Dr. Conspiracy

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Dr. Conspiracy

As we near the jaw-dropping conclusion to the Confession of Dr. Conspiracy series, it’s probably time to insert a disclaimer. There are things that I’m not going to disclose. In my mind, there are levels of confidentiality. The strictest level … Continue reading →

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The denial of Dr. Conspiracy

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Dr. Conspiracy

It seems appropriate amidst the confession of things I did do, that I might clear up what I didn’t do. Obot operatives I have had occasion to exchange emails in confidence with a number of persons, including many of those … Continue reading →

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The Confession of Dr. Conspiracy–Part 2

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dr. Conspiracy

The techniques discussed in this article are widely-known in security circles, and have been public for years. I talked about something similar in my 2014 article, Troll Hunter. In Part 1, I mentioned that I had uncovered someone with a … Continue reading →

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The confession of Dr. Conspiracy–Part 1

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Dr. Conspiracy

This part deals with some of my online activities which were not done under my own name. Sock Puppets I’ve been banned or left in endless moderation on some birther web sites when I posted under my own name or … Continue reading →

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Rewriting history

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Dr. Conspiracy

It’s a popular topic in fiction, the most recent example is the series, the “Man in the High Castle,” an alternative history where the Nazis won World War II, and rewrote American history in their own image. Paul Vaulin, one … Continue reading →

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