Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums again

Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by geoduck14 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:22PM (#28823227)

>There’s some folks who will run their sentences through google translate and back between languages with poor translation coverage to strip identifying writing styles.

Hi Google! It's Robert Hackerman, here with the County Search Engine Inspector Office.

Google: Hi Bob! How can I help you?

Robert: I have a bunch of phrases passed through your Google Translate, can you help me find the IP that submitted them? Thanks.

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Re:Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums a... by Sebb767 on Sunday October 10, 2021 @08:50PM (#28823399)

Well, if they can get through to Google Support, what can a mere Human do to hide? ;)

On a more serious note, if you're going to that level of security, you're probably using something like TOR anyway (otherwise they simply ask the site the text was posted on for the IP). Additionally, you can use multiple services for each translation, obscuring the trail further. Good luck getting that data from Yandex.

Lastly, I'm not sure whether Google (and others) really log every sentence entered, but as described before, you can easily avoid that. Or read the privacy policy.

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