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Originally Posted by unboggling
So you spend a couple hours in jail saying "but you've got the wrong guy" until the precinct's computer comes back up and they realize your fingerprints, address, and social security number are different, so free you with apologies.
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Yeah, but you're left with mental anguish and you could be spending months trying to expunge your arrest record (which is a huge detriment if you're looking for a job) and trying to expunge your fingerprints from the system (I think it's impossible to remove fingerprints from the FВI database).
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Originally Posted by unboggling
Furthermore: Let's say you use particular tools to minimize your internet footprint, disguise your activities, and obfuscate your identity as much as possible. Wouldn't security agencies want to track you in particular even more closely than people who don't bother with such tools? Isn't the mere use of such tools like waving a red flag at a bull?
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What you've described is an argument from ignorance fallacy. There's really no harm in reducing your web footprint. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."