How LinkedIn and Google+ Gave Away the Alleged Owner of the Internet’s Largest Drug Market

This is how your social media activity gives you away. Ross William Ulbricht was arrested this afternoon in San Francisco for, among other things, conspiracy to “violate the narcotics law of the United States.” Ulbricht is allegedly the Dread Pirate Roberts, the owner and administrator of Silk Road, a hidden website known as a destination to buy drugs. According to the complaint filed by authorities, Ulbricht made a series of rookie mistakes that led to his identification, chief among them using his real email address with his real name.

via How LinkedIn and Google+ gave away the alleged owner of the internet’s largest drug market – Quartz.

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How LinkedIn and Google+ Gave Away the Alleged Owner of the Internet’s Largest Drug Market

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