a question

[ksmith]

Before I search further, I'll toss out a general question. Do/Can internet cafes and other public places log the IP addresses of folks using the service and could law enforcement use that info to track/trace a person of interest? IOW, if you take off, toss your laptop over the nearest bridge and use public?

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[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Thanks. If nothing else, she needs to know, or learn, what to do in order to get from where she is to where she needs to be in order for the story to proceed. She starts out in Seattle--even if all she does upon leaving the city is toss her laptop and cell phone over a bridge railing, there need to be sound reasons why.

And if she's able to get from Point A to Point B without interference when she shouldn't have been able to, that's really nice to know.

Nice info here.

::makes notes for next book...::

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

Waaaay too many experts in Seattle. (http://www.mynorthwest.com/?sid=61414&nid=11)

She should probably withdraw all cash from bank and carry on hand too (I think already mentioned).

Seattle is a hotbed of cyber activity (http://www.google.com/search?q=seattle+cyber+crimes&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a). It would be crawling with white hat hackers.

Wow, yeah...ditch anything with a chip!

No vehicles with an onstar or internal navigation system AAAnd keep in mind the 'red light/intersection' camera system of Seattle. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=5Wb&q=seattle+intersection+cameras&btnG=Search)

Heh. Cyberparanoia at it's best. Fit for Seattle.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have her tossing her phone.

She should probably withdraw all cash from bank and carry on hand too (I think already mentioned).

Thought of that too.

::sigh:: And this isn't even the major chase sequence in the book. It's first third of the book Point A to Point B.

Thanks for reminding me about the red light cameras. I'm seeing them more and more in Illinois, too.

And we have tollways where you need to pay cash unless you want your iPass to pinpoint your whereabouts.

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

Video: how to stay "off the grid." (http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-stay-off-the-grid)

Staying off the grid Google. (http://www.google.com/search?q=staying+off+the+grid&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

Sorry. I'm an information junkie. ;)

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I never would've guessed... *g*

[elmunadi.livejournal.com]

Also worth, (given advances in the subject areas), staying off camera grid, as well - facial recog software has gotten ugly-good of late, as has behavior pattern recog software (determining from motion patterns if someone in a crowd is acting oddly relative to that crowd - violent/slow/fast/erratic/etc..., and fwding to live eyeballs for eval)

Thank the Brits and HDCCTV...

protag may wish to consider both physical alterations to face/body (glasses/hat not enough), and to mood - if you're entering a stress zone, and know that recog software is in use, perhaps soma, xanax, (I'm not the pharma expert, but I bet you know a few) that spin down nervous traits would prevent unwanted attention.

As always, should you or any of your 300-lines-a-day force be caught or edited, the secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions.

[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

A heel pad or other orthotic in one shoe to change gait a little--not an actual limp, but it causes a slight shift of weight and thus doesn't look like "Oh, that's Jenny, that's her walk" on camera. Though they say that wigs and so on aren't good enough these days, nonetheless criminals do use them effectively. Women have the advantage of more hairstyle possibilities, and can also wear larger hats without comment...and a hat can also change overall appearance as well as hide a face from overhead cams. Esp. if Jenny doesn't wear hats normally--has a [nameofteam] ballcap instead. A change to something she wouldn't normally wear--different color, different style (not extreme, just...different) along with a gait change will also make her look less herself on surveillance cameras. "That can't be Jenny; she'd never wear something that loud/subdued." "Oh, no, she hates ruffles/granny shoes/etc."