News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Silk Road Founder Says Bitcoin Booms And Busts Won't Kill His Black Market. Parent comment

Re:Silk Road Founder Says Bitcoin Booms And Busts Won't Kill... by leoedin on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @04:24AM (#5563344)
It does narrow it down, but not to any useful level. For all intents and purposes, trying to pick someone from a pool of 150 million vs 7 billion is essentially the same level of impossible.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Silk Road Founder Says Bitcoin Booms And Busts Won't Kill... by daeken on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @07:10AM (#5563755)
Really interesting article on using information theory to narrow down suspects of crime: http://www.gwern.net/Death%20Note%20Anonymity
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Silk Road Founder Says Bitcoin Booms And Busts Won't Kill... by leoedin on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @11:59AM (#5565168)
That is pretty interesting. The wikipedia edit time example is particularly revealing. The AC hum stuff is truly fascinating!
[ Parent | on HN ]