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I wouldn't agree with that.Originally Posted by SteveB
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime...rker-1.2509821
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime...rker-1.2452145
"His real identity was unknown to the woman or gardaí as he used a pseudonym on the Escorts Ireland website and an unregistered mobile to arrange the meeting."
"The accused was only identified and arrested when Detective Garda Ronan Conway linked his use of the Escort Ireland website to a former business he had worked for."
IrishSarahBarra (26-02-17)
In that case the IP address was not used as evidence. It may have been used as part of the investigation to trace the suspect.
I suspect it was his phone records rather than his IP address that led the gards to him.
Don't panic!
They are not coming to get us!
Agreed, but the fact is, this activity will very shortly be illegal, and we really don't know to what extent it will be enforced.Don't panic!
They are not coming to get us!
Remember, there were originally texts in the law suggesting even accessing this website would be illegal and considered in line with child pornography.
At the end of the day, do we trust EI not to hand over logs? Do you trust Eircom?
The thing is, computer records are quite easy to search and trace if desired, so i think it's just prudent, not just for this website but for banking, and so many other things, to minimise the internet footprint.
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""""Don't piss into the wind you will get wet""""
Hard to know for sure.
But I cannot think of any circumstance where they could have tracked him down using an IP address.
If they had a list of people using Escort Ireland, how could they have picked him out of it?
Possibly, if he had sent messages by PM to her, with the internet provider’s (and EI’s) help they may have been able to do this. The same applies to the use of any other email address.
I think it more likely they raced him using his phone and then once they had his computer or phone traced his use of EI from there.
Unregistered phones can be hard to trace but it can and has been done. The phone is “controlled” by and communicates with the phone mast it is close to. This needs to be less than five miles (eight kilometres). The phone companies are required to keep records regarding this for a short time. From this data it is possible to locate where a phone is and where it has been.
Even if the phone is unregistered, if it is used close to or inside a house, if the house is isolated it may be possible to get an exact address. Even if the suspect lives in a built up area it will be possible to get a rough address.
If the phone is topped up from a credit or debit card he could have been traced from that. If he bought a top-up voucher with a credit or debit card again he could possibly be traced.
If he even bought a voucher paying cash and he used it in or close to the place he bought it he or his car may be on CCTV or, for example, a petrol station may record all vehicle numbers in case someone drives off without paying.
If you have more than one phone, it can be possible to link an unregistered phone with a registered phone if they both are travelling together.
Credit where credit is due to the gards for tracking this guy down. But it would be pointless to put the same effort, money and resources to tracing EI members. Even if they did, it is not an offence to post, view or lurk here so there is no point.
Too easy to just wait outside some “well known” locations......
casman (26-02-17)
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No, you are not watching me!
Those links are an old trick. All they do is run on each individual computer and can only be seen on each individual computer.
So the only person watching me is ME!
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