As a former president of the United States, I’m inclined to agree but the random made up data needs to be subtle enough not to warrant suspicion.

I totally concur, Mr President. Now I must steal back my spaceship from the Russian embassy before moon fall tomorrow night or I won't get my deposit back!

Profiles with random data stand out and get extra attention. What’s the same between your accounts? Random data.

A person in Alaska is fishing. A person in China is sleeping.

Those two people are the same person.

How does that work?

It doesn't

I wonder if that really works / throws anything off?

Every time we see someone caught it is one very solid and clear link that triggers the rest of pieces to fall into place. It almost never seems like it's a bunch of minor bits making up the whole.