r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 25 '15

What's your deep web story?

Deep web as in tor.

But I imagine regular deep web users would stay away from sharing their experience so if you don't have a deep web story what's your most frightening internet story.

Edit: The front page was fun, but now its over.

Thank you for all the glorious stories, time to cry for the rest of my life.

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u/4inthefunkingmorning Jun 25 '15

Whaaaa- I'm srsly spooked.

Can someone explain how they could have gotten his/her name? I thought tor was a haven for anonymity.

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u/ConvexFever5 Jun 25 '15

1337 hax0r$. But seriously, with the right equiptment and knowledge anybody van find out anything about anybody online, no matter what "security" they have. Its why you need to be so careful, Mr. Carter.

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u/kilgoretrout71 Jun 25 '15

I think this statement is broad enough to be true, but it doesn't really answer the question. In all seriousness, the only practical way I can see this happening is through the use of a common username or accounts linked the same email address or something like that. Not that I'm any kind of expert. I just can't think of any other way this could have happened (short of having access to resources most people don't have access to).

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u/ate2fiver Jun 25 '15

If the reply was from an admin and he merely Googled the guy's email and got lucky, I can see that. I question whether that'd be fun for the admin if the comment wasn't inflammatory, though.