Looks like someone built a tool to check your LinkedIn network for names from the Epstein documents.

[thedarktangent@defcon.social]

Looks like someone built a tool to check your LinkedIn network for names from the Epstein documents. Soon I expect other tools will follow to work with other social media platforms.

This is what the beginning of community accountability looks like. Just because the legal system is captured doesn’t mean there are zero consequences.

https://github.com/cfinke/EpsteIn

Yes, I know I am mentioned in the files, but I can’t control when other people mention me.
#epstein

[kodamachameleon@infosec.exchange]

@thedarktangent I think I’d sleep with more peace of mind that random scripts downloaded from GitHub are not touching my contacts than worrying one of my contacts might be associated with Epstein. lol

[kaifs@mastodon.social]

@thedarktangent abcd

[fnwbr@chaos.social]

@kodamachameleon @thedarktangent That “random script” is right there in front of you, less than 400 lines of simple code in clear text. Whatever you’re trying to hint at is factually wrong.

[arianvp@functional.cafe]

@thedarktangent automating this is damn near negligent. The Epstein files contain copies of many open source licenses and copyright statements verbatim for some reason. So many open source maintainers are in them lol

[jap@mastodon.nl]

@fnwbr @kodamachameleon @thedarktangent The script _does_ post a sizeable portion of your social graph (full name / company /position of your contacts) to some random third party server. I'll pass.

[syrupsplashin@infosec.exchange]

@thedarktangent I am becoming increasingly concerned around a person being immediately vilified because their name was found in these files. Evidently you are well aware of this and I hope you share these same concerns.

There's random posts, articles, etc in those files - a script parsing for and finding references to name could mean literally nothing.

Last thing I want to see is something getting cancelled over this and we come to find out it was because a pedo shared an article that had that someone's name in it.

There definitely needs to be more due diligence here to make sure this doesn't happen. We live in a world where most people just read headlines which can be VERY dangerous here.

[thedarktangent@defcon.social]

@syrupsplashin I totally understand, as I am mentioned in the files.

I was pointing out that people will find alternative ways to try and hold people accountable when the legal system fails, that socially disconnecting yourself from those you might have followed years ago will become a thing. It definitely won't be perfect.

For example I am sure over the decades I've followed some people who have turned into MAGA that I would prefer not to associate with. Or maybe there companies that are enabling fascism that I don't want to buy from anymore, but I lack the tools to easily figure out which ones they are.

Someone or some group will do the work, just like the MAGA groups are making lists on their side of the beer companies they don't like anymore.