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		catlikesshrimp 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, D... That was a troll feature. It usually showed any user his own information. MAYBE some forum doxxed users by posting their informatio? but I didn't see any.

giancarlostoro 8 months ago | [–]

My friend would figure out the username, but he never did it maliciously, just for the challenge. Forums would show you which user was viewing a thread...

iforgot22 8 months ago | [–]

Wikipedia still does if you aren't logged in

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