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easily fixed: google translate your writing through a few languages before back to English


Reporter: how did you catch the suspect?

Police: it turned out Google Translate had a record of all their posts!


1) Do not immediately use your real name to say funny things. Exit all social media, but "Congratulations baby!" Post a message like. This prevents you from meeting enemies who know your real name and reduces the chances of someone being you.

2) Start adopting a new pen name. Use different content on each site and use the password manager to stay in login. If you forget, don't worry. Treat all accounts as one-time accounts. that is not you. This is not "your brand". These are simply tools for putting on an anonymous mask and attending a walled garden party.

3) Do not mix the two online roles. Save your politics, jokes and personality in a pseudonym account. Keep boring and safe comments and dog pictures in your default account. Anonymous accounts do not talk about the weather in real life. Book such discussions only with family and friends. If you make a mistake, please delete your account and create a new one.

(English > Korean > Chinese > Hindi > English)


This is what I got with your comment, after going from English > Spanish > German > Vietnamese > Turkish > Chinese (Traditional) and finally back to English:

> Easy to fix: Google translates your text into several languages and then back to English

I'm actually a little surprised it was as close as it is. The form of the sentence has changed, but the meaning is still easy enough to figure out.

EDIT: Avoid adding Esperanto and Latin. That results in this:

> Easy to configure Google translates your text is in English and in other languages




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