Being tracked by Voat (Conspiracy)

submitted ago by Moreofthesame

Denied - Vote has already been registered for device (Submission Vote Identity 2.7)

So I have two user names.

I innocently used the second user name and clicked on a news article up vote and got: Denied - Vote has already been registered for device (Submission Vote Identity 2.7)

So. I use linux, Firefox and have browser cookies set to auto delete when the browser closes. I also have a city wide IP address. So it is not on my IP address.

So. I closed the browser and checked cookies. Zero cookies are listed. So how does Voat know and give Denied - Vote has already been registered for device (Submission Vote Identity 2.7)

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mehwah ago

1) Your wireless card or dongle has an ID number- allegedly cheep chinese ones all have the same serial nuber but who knows?

2)Your other hardware is serialized and may be ID'able... CPU and maybe Mother board

3) They bow have all kinda of sneeky tracking cookies- use a Live Distro on CD or a USB stick to lose all that every time- but PITA is you need to save downloaded files to a USB to keep

4)What is a city wide IP? AFAIK the IP is given to each device attached to the net is linked to the access point- each router will be individually 'placeble' AFAIK

4)Good on you for using Linux... if you want to be uber stealthy try Parot linux running live- it has up with one click app to anoymize (safe surf..? Something like that) and being live wont leave any tracking cookies on your PC

They can track you when you open a picture with token too and not all their trackers wil show up as cookies... Live CD and remmber yor psswords.. lol

Moreofthesame ago

There are no cookies that I can see.

So you are telling me that Voat is dropping secret cookies on peoples computers?

My IP address is for a city, of over a million people.

Yes, I can use a live usb. I am just saying that somewhere Voat has a way of tracking users.

No. I noticed this a few days ago and as too busy to care. This AM i had a look. I can see no cookies and etc etc.

Am just saying that somewhere Voat is tracking people not using cookies. I am in /v/Conspiracy no?

geovoat ago

Please keep testing

Let us know what you find.

That sucks.

mehwah ago

If your worried use a Live CD of Tails... then only the Uber Feds at NSA will be able to track you.

Why anyone thinks that the internet isn't watching them by default I have no idea