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What it is
Matt Gray and Tom Scott review how viewers worked out where they watched the 2017 solar eclipse from, based on clues in their video. They go through the methods people used and how accurate the guesses were.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as an example of how effectively internet sleuths can geolocate someone from small details, in privacy and open-source-intelligence discussions.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2018, last 2020
What HN commenters said
“Its got some really interesting tidbits”
How people located the creators during the eclipse
Kagerjay, 2018-08 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are some niche communities you enjoy?”
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Topics: tom scott, matt gray, eclipse, osint, privacy
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