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?

Comments

[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."