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Re:Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username acr... by mrtksn on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @04:49PM (#42511407)
>And this makes it obvious why you should use a unique username everywhere!

Actually I was disappointed by the post, I was hoping it will be able to find the same person regardless of the username through analyzing the writing style, what they are talking about, the timezone etc.

The username doesn't prove anything, anybody can take any username anywhere. If someone targets you, they can take usernames on platforms you haven't claimed your username yet and pretend being you and damage your reputation.

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Re:Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username acr... by portaouflop on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @04:59PM (#42511445)
That’s why you should claim your main handle on all platforms, just don’t use it if you want privacy.
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Re:Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username acr... by throwaway519 on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @07:25PM (#42512220)
I have no interest on some platforms.

Whatvabout the platformsthat I don't know of? Or that don't exist yet?

Even major corporations don't bother with all TLDs.

It's far more plausible to not seek to have the same identity behind the same handle.

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Re:Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username acr... by portaouflop on Thursday December 26, 2024 @07:30AM (#42514801)
You don’t need every single one obviously, just the major ones.

And I’m saying you should reserve your main handle - you can still have a unique one that you actually use.

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Re:Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username acr... by 542354234235 on Thursday December 26, 2024 @09:35AM (#42515400)
>I was hoping it will be able to find the same person regardless of the username

>Sherlock: Hunt down social media accounts by username

I don't know why you would have been hoping for this. The title isn't exactly ambiguous.

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