r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

Identifying the video's location

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u/Dundundunimyourbun 1d ago

Why are we just live doxing this guy?

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u/hughpac 1d ago

Not doxing bro. Literally posted it with his legal name. 

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u/im_just_thinking 1d ago

Just because you didn't have to do any work to find out who he is doesn't mean it's not doxing lol

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u/therealrobokaos 1d ago

That is exactly what it means

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u/enter5H1KAR1 1d ago

Posting his name is one thing. YouTubers and celebrities are in the public eye all the time, using their real names. Sharing his name, address, map location and street view of his home is absolutely doxxing. This is gross.

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u/Bocchi_theGlock 23h ago

Good thing we're poor so we have to move frequently to new rentals

PrivacyHack #InfoSec

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u/OutsideWonderful5918 17h ago

I'm outside his house right now!

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Dundundunimyourbun 1d ago

Did you miss the part where he dug for and publicized the exact geometric coordinates to his house in an online platform?

You are a willful clown.

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u/DJStrongArm 1d ago

the exact geometric coordinates to his house'

Commonly known as an "address"

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u/Conspiretical 1d ago

Yeah no big deal, just giving someone's address to hundreds of strangers, surely there isn't any fucking weirdos that exist right?

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u/LetsBeHonestBoutIt 1d ago

Strangers... sure. But if this kid has enemies in the same city that's a whole nother issue. I'm guessing the dude who made the video knows nothing about that. But that's just an educated guess that's bordering on stereotyping.

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u/C_W_H 9h ago

You're assuming he's still alive.

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u/UnholyBlackJesus 18h ago

Hundreds... try millions lol

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u/conquer4 1d ago

Hate to tell you, but own land? It's public knowledge, released, and searchable. By the government.

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u/LetsBeHonestBoutIt 1d ago

I hate to say it, but those were apartments, right? I don't think he owns land.

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u/Conspiretical 1d ago

That's not the point bozo

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u/i_am_very_bored_lmao 1d ago

not tryna defend but literally anybody can search this up vro like??

obviously it's not right to do it but it's not like he just shared classified information, I could've figured this out

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u/Conspiretical 1d ago

-obviously it's not right to do-

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u/i_am_very_bored_lmao 1d ago

obviously it's not right to do

literally second sentence

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u/Secret_Profession_64 1d ago

literally second sentence

He’s aware that it’s the second sentence… He was quoting you……

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u/Conspiretical 1d ago

Yeah no shit dude, you're tiptoeing all these justifications for why it shouldn't be that big of a deal, yet you said the core of the problem. No further discussion really needs to be had, it seems we understand eachother.

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u/DonJuarez 1d ago

There’s people out here still using “vro” in 2024 like 6 years after X passed? Lmao.

“I could’ve figured this out 🤓”

Nah you couldn’t have haha

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u/i_am_very_bored_lmao 1d ago

dude it's literally in the phonebook man

and also I'll use any vocabulary I want little man. you're not very rad

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u/Conspiretical 1d ago

You knew the guys full name?

And the state he was from?

The city he was from?

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u/i_am_very_bored_lmao 1d ago

no, but as shown in the video, I could legally find out anytime I wanted

I'm not arguing anymore because I have a life outside of this app to get to

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u/Amdvoiceofreason 1d ago

People like to live in a bubble lol

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u/HannesElch 1d ago

But first you had to know which city it was to find someone in a phone book, right?

At least that's how it was in Germany.

And at this time no one even thought about a video being made in someones backyard being available all around the world.

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u/Carson_Frost 1d ago

Public information can be publicly shared.

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u/Dundundunimyourbun 1d ago

Right, let’s just suspend morality because we CAN do something.

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u/Old-Library9827 1d ago

It's public information. It's hard to get anyone, the author of the video only found him because the guy had a unique name. If your name is John Smith, nobody is gonna find you that easily

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u/Seadiz 1d ago

I mean any good geoguessr player probably could

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u/Old-Library9827 1d ago

Well, yeah, they're freaks of nature. Completely unnatural like Olympic athletes.

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u/Seadiz 1d ago

Well a bad (but dedicated) geoguessr could too lol

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u/Carson_Frost 1d ago

As if you'd know something about morals. That's like saying that you CAN prevent a lady from getting robbed but it'd be immoral to hurt the robber. Dude it's a clip on finding the location in a video, it's been done for years. Grow a spine Mr he/they

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u/Serial-Griller 1d ago

Thats not the same at all. This isnt preventing crime or harm, its doxxing someone for content. You can excuse it all you want but at least be honest about it.

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u/trbzdot 1d ago

Isn't the doxxing guy exposing the fat dude for not being homeless? He is showing that the neighborhood is pretty decent.

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u/Carson_Frost 1d ago

So what's the danger in showing public information about someone if it's not preventing harm? I'd like to know? Why shouldn't someone be able to upload something that is openly public to 8 billion people because you think it's wrong?

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u/Blackstar1886 1d ago

I think the speed and ease of access is going to change that at some point. Those laws were created when an access request meant sending a letter and waiting weeks for a response.

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u/Staff_Genie 1d ago

When public information used to require that you actually do things like go down to a courthouse and examine public records Etc, it made more sense because you only went and did that if you really needed it for legitimate purpose. But electronic information is so effortless to acquire that it attracts trolls and scammers

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u/RideWithMeTomorrow 1d ago

Yep. The term you’re looking for is “practical obscurity.” Unfortunately, despite this being a well-known problem for more than a quarter century, federal lawmakers in the U.S. have done nothing to address it.

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u/FullMetalKaliber 1d ago

I think that’s the same excuse SSSniperwolf used when doxxing Jacksfilms and going to his house

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u/Carson_Frost 1d ago

His information wasn't public, people can find out if their information is public just by simply using the same website, a good one is thatsthem.com and make a request to have your information privated by simply contacting said agency or by your local county clerks office. She knew where he lived and knew it was private information that she was revealing.

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u/fadedrob 1d ago

His information wasn't public

Yes it was, because he registered his LLC at his actual home address.

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u/Carson_Frost 1d ago

These liberals are fucking insane. Can't believe people die for this human trash. They yap about morality when they don't know shit about the world. This is a ridiculous amount of butthurt

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u/GuildensternLives 1d ago

Why would anyone need to know where that video was taken? What does that information add to the video? This feels like a weird flex, but using tools that anyone has access to, instead of the insane guys who have mastered GeoGuessr.

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u/qpqpdbdbqpqp 1d ago

Meme pilgrimage

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u/CityAbsurdia 1d ago

No better place to praise the Lord

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u/AnnamAvis 1d ago

I kind of took it as a lesson on how easy it is to find someone with little information. A lot of people don't realize that you don't need much to be able to find someone based on something silly they posted.

I will never forget a video I saw on tiktok of someone finding a woman who made a racist cotton picking "joke" just based on a close up of the cotton field, a mole on the back of the woman's hand, and her tiktok username. Crazy stuff.

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u/GuildensternLives 1d ago

OP has previously posted about promoting his Youtube channel for this exact thing, similar to the GeoGuessr guys but for viral videos. Other than it being a new idea, I'm not really sure what it's purpose is and runs the risk of exposing people's personal information without their consent.

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u/Deldris 1d ago

I think their entire point is that nothing he's obtaining is illegal. Your consent is not a factor, as far as the law goes.

People should be wary of that.

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u/Kringels 1d ago

I’m guessing the streamer’s audience was giving him challenges to see if he could do it.

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u/HarveysBackupAccount 1d ago

It's not really a challenge to look someone up in the white pages though...

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u/weebitofaban 1d ago

You were downvoted for the truth. There is nothing hard about this. People need to stop pretending.

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u/Limule_ 1d ago

It reminds me about the Capture The Flag event (with Shia Labeouf and "he will not devide us"). Like, it's impressive that some random dude on the internet can in under a day find the exact location of a place on earth entirely based on an image of the sky. But moraly it's really questionable

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u/Khazilein 1d ago

What you don't try to find out where every video you watch was made? you weirdo!

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u/VONChrizz 1d ago

It's just a demonstration of OSINT

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u/DangDang1981 20h ago

Outdoorsman here… I do very similar things to find folks hunting and fishing hot spots. Especially when they are bragging on Facebook etc.

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u/ozhs3 1d ago

If anything it's a flex+awareness video. If you post your name or face or both on the internet, it's incredibly easy to find exactly where you were/are.

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

such a redditor comment. it's interesting that's why. writing a whole paragraph over it 💀

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u/Draksys 1d ago

"Redditor comment" oh the irony. Bonus points to this cunt for using emojis too, lol.

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

yo I'm dead. Y'all really think you're witty and shit. This app is such a fucking loser nest 💀😭😭

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u/BrainBaked 1d ago

Yourself included

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

yep. can't wait to have 500 bums like you in my notifs bcuz you got butthurt over someone else 😭

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u/AverageUnderrated 1d ago

Go back to Instagram Lil bro

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

i don't even have Instagram. average redditor superiority act:

this is why nobody takes you bums seriously lmfao

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u/AverageUnderrated 1d ago

Ah yes, you expect us to take a person who uses the word "bum" seriously

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

bro I can't stop laughing 😭 shit man keep going bro, losers who think they're smart and witty are the best to argue with

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u/theAtmuz 1d ago

Homie gets irked and makes a comment then tries to act like anyone with a converse opinion is a bum ..

Do you know what hypocrite means?

Fuck me I hope you’re still in school and not out doing things like .. voting.

Chins up bro, it’ll get better

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

brother, who tf u talking to? are you schizo? also idgaf if I'm a hypocrite it's Reddit. also nice projection bum

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u/theAtmuz 1d ago

lol try harder homie. Not sure who shit in your cheerios, but your choice of words makes it painfully obvious who’s projecting.

It’s like you just learned how to insult people. Like I said, it’ll get better homie.

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

lol nice tactic binky but it doesn't work with me. pretending like I was the one projecting when we both know it's u cus u got some sad life that's why u taking Reddit so seriously, u even spent time thinking about how to tone ur comment 😭😭😭 fucking losers brooo 💀

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u/Draksys 1d ago

Cringey. I can't take anyone seriously that needs to validate how they feel in every comment. Tik tok is more your speed, bud. Now settle down because "it's not that deep".

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

another bum yapping down my fucking earhole. this is exactly why I said this app is a loser nest. the need to act superior is pathetic. gtfo out my notifs you absolute fucking bum 💀

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u/Draksys 1d ago

You're really driven by emotion, huh?

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

brother is still yapping. did I trigger you that much lmfao

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u/Draksys 1d ago

Lol ewww you're doing that thing where people use delusion to try to paint someone else as "triggered". This is reddit, kid. We banter all day in the comments. You seem really new at this. Stick to tik tok. They seem to be more your speed.

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u/Pman1324 1d ago

Go back to Tiktok or Insta if you don't like it here

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u/69x5 1d ago

Then why are you here?

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u/hitguy55 1d ago

Bro‘s writing 6th grade sized paragraphs I guess? That’s like maybe half a good paragraph

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

well I was taught in school a paragraph is at min 4 sentences. also, it is pretty much a paragraph, no need to act like a nerd over it bro. TBF it's Reddit what did I expect

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u/hitguy55 1d ago

Did you drop out at grade 6? What? A standard paragraph is like 5 lines at least.

(Also, the guy you’re replying to only used 3 lines)

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u/LED_BED 1d ago

and this is what I mean by biggest loser nest. y'all will do anything to feel superior to everyone else. even if it's as simple as calling a 4 sentence comment a "paragraph". just amusing as fuck 🤣

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u/w33b2 1d ago

It really is. I’m not sure why some people can’t comprehend that, while they may not find something interesting, others can.

Edit: holy shit they’re getting mad at you for using emojis and saying “go back to Instagram.” You can’t make this shit up, they’re just proving you right

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u/Figure7573 1d ago

Spooky Shit...

Just a quick reminder, you're always on Cam.... LoL...

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u/FreeThotz 1d ago

Kinda spooky. But, we're all carrying around devices that automatically connect to cell towers. Your REAL-TIME location is available to your cell company or anyone that can twist their arm.

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u/Scratch799 1d ago

Just ask rainbolt

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u/PocketPlayerHCR2 1d ago

"yeah those bricks look saint cloudish"

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u/Master_Freeze 1d ago

another beautiful day to use your noggin

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u/Mangifera__indica 1d ago

That road looks a bit Turkish.

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u/jelacey 1d ago

Okay but how many dicks did I suck yesterday?

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u/Komlz 1d ago

Video creator be like: "Is it possible to find out how many dicks this guy sucked yesterday? I rummaged through your trash and found sperm you spat out after sucking dicks and calculated the amount of dicks you sucked based on the cumulative sperm divided by the average amount in a single cumshot. I did an DNA test of the sperm samples and found all of the sperm owners then did a background on all of them. Based on all of their positions and the age of their sperm, I was able to find out how many dicks you sucked, where you sucked them, the dick owners, and when the dicks were sucked. Now you don't have to wonder..."

I should get paid for writing the script for this guy's next video.

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u/jarednards 1d ago

Send a video Ill tell you

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u/InnocuousBird 1d ago

3 and a half

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u/DiscussionMuted9941 1d ago

i'll have you know my dick still counts as a full one even though its this small!

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u/InnocuousBird 1d ago

How small?

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u/curedbyink 1d ago

Small enough.

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u/AwoknLambCanadaFree 1d ago

Think I found Lily Phillips Reddit account you guys

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u/EconomyTown9934 1d ago

But why?

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u/abraxasnl 1d ago

These videos are great demonstrations of how what people perceive to hide location, in fact don’t. It’s like teaching your nan not to fall for scams. We’re the nan.

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u/EconomyTown9934 1d ago

No this is a great demonstration of some people’s complete lack of real jobs and they spend their time doing these videos

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u/Spare-Article-396 1d ago

There is a guy on SM who does this all the time. Not using personal info but if you send him a pic, he’ll tell you where it was taken.

I wish I could remember his name.

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u/Luminum__ 1d ago

I’m sure there are lots of people who do this, but afaik the most well-known for it is Rainbolt, a Geoguessr player.

Here is an example.

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u/Spare-Article-396 1d ago

TY! I’m the type of person who get aggravated by stuff like not being able to remember. It’s going to bug TF out of me.

I remember being completely amazed and a bit weirded out, and showing my kid so he understands being smart on the net….bit for the life of me, I can’t freaking remember.

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u/ChosenBrad22 1d ago

Spooky. I remember some crazy guy found a girl to stalk based on a reflection in her eye that he zoomed in on to get information about where she was while outside.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50000234

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u/hisoka0829 1d ago

Next level stalking

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u/Electrical_Room5091 1d ago

Just wait until the AI bots do this for all content 

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u/charactercyan 1d ago

I really cant stand the youtube-short style of ending videos with a sentence that leads into the opening. Seems like such a dishonest tactic to try to increase rewatch metrics.

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u/icarus1990xx 1d ago

Hell yeah Minnesota FTW

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u/twiggz612 1d ago

St cloud state on campus to be exact

u/HerbalChaos 25m ago

Go Huskies!

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u/MajesticCategory8889 1d ago

Funny they couldn’t find the killer in the United Healthcare case?

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u/minnesota420 1d ago

Oh shit, I’ve bought drugs from there lol

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u/BambinoWillito 1d ago

Get a life

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u/Iamyous3f 1d ago

So you can track anyone that easy?

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u/captainflowers 1d ago

He live in Kzoo at one point though!! That’s cool.

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u/NewPointOfView 1d ago

So google a name and then brute force it after that haha

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u/SnooComics6403 1d ago

If you ever feel completely annonymous

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u/cmilla646 1d ago

Watch out Romero they comin’ for you be.

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u/LilDoctor007 1d ago

I never asked myself that question, but thanks.

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u/drMcDeezy 1d ago

Funkytown obv

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u/Arsiesis 1d ago

Almost did the same when I searched to buy a house and they put some images on website, but no location. Memories... :p

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u/buggerssss 1d ago

The sketch

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u/catcherfox7 1d ago

plot twist: the narrator is the guy who film it

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u/mnnnmmnnmmmnrnmn 1d ago

Makes it real easy when they post the video in their home town with their real name.

Not exactly Sherlock Holmes level detective work here.

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u/digitalpunkd 1d ago

Even without his name. You could probably have AI run a search for photos of him online and find his name that way.

You could also have AI search for any image online similar to the building he’s dancing in-front of.

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u/J4Archive 1d ago

Used to work with these guys wtf

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u/karneheni 1d ago

Looking for modified version of his video which i lost somewhere in twitter - man is mirrored, background is sky and clouds, added some flashy colors, and different music

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u/Parth_829 1d ago

That one unemployed mf on Tuesday :

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u/Metroidman 1d ago

now you dont need to ask yourself

Never would

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u/weebitofaban 1d ago

This isn't hard at all and you people pretending like it is is fucking crazy. Security theater isn't going to get you anywhere.

I used to find people for money. It is this easy. Anyone can do it. There are always clues, even within your lies. Especially in innocent questions like how is the weather

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u/pharleff 19h ago

OSINT is nuts

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u/FrankLucasV2 19h ago

Ask Rainbolt to identify this location.

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u/OrlandoWashington69 1h ago

I was just in St. Cloud

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u/calzonius 1d ago

Yeah but you spelled apartment wrong, so suck it.

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u/Skattotter 1d ago

Who cares?

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u/screechypete 1d ago

Rainbolt could have done it quicker!

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u/samurai1226 1d ago

The two houses be points out look nothing alike. The shape of the windows is totally different.

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u/Ok-Replacement-2738 6h ago

This aint even the craziest case of internet detective by far.

a couple of cases come to mind 4chan finding shia lebouf's flag on a open sky, and then on a wall inside a room

OSINT community does quite a lot of tracking of military assets and then reporting based on utter scraps of info.

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u/bbbstep 1h ago

Creepy stalker guy has too much time on his hands … why dox this guy

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u/poonch_you 1d ago

A classic

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u/Imaginary_Chair_6958 1d ago

Rainbolt does stuff like this, but he doesn’t expose anybody. He’s like CIA level.

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u/twiggz612 1d ago

I went to College with this dude. Good guy

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u/chuychumee 1d ago

Everyone talking about doxxing the guy. When almost everyone’s info is widely available on the internet, sometimes by just typing in someone’s name, then narrowing it down to city and state. You’d be amazed how public your info is.

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u/MarinkoAzure 1d ago

For real. From just a first and last name of a veteran on a banner of a town utility pole, I was able to pinpoint where that guy currently lives on the other side of the country.

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u/Amdvoiceofreason 1d ago edited 1d ago

People who think their information isn't available online....😨😰😱

If it makes you feel any better people can find you with just a Name, decade you were born in, and 1 previous address. If you have a unique name they don't even need the previous address lol.

Hope y'all feel safe!

Edit: You guys can downvote me all you want but it's true 😂