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I am William Binney, former NSA Technical Director and Whistleblower. There was no "Russian hack" of the DNC in 2016 and I have proof. by WilliamBinney in IAmA

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While this is a fascinating topic from a notable public figure, the mod team would like to remind everyone not to believe everything they read on the internet. Normally, we’d hesitate to allow an AMA with a topic like this at all, but Mr. Binney meets our notability qualifications better than most, and he has the support today of a US Senate candidate. Consequently, we think it’s important we offer them this platform to share their views. That being said, we have a policy against disinformation being shared on this subreddit: we won’t hesitate to remove harmful disinformation if posted by the OP or users, particularly if it’s harmful to innocent people or spreads incorrect information about elections and voting. We also encourage all users and AMA participants to review Reddit’s site-wide rules carefully before posting - it would be quite easy to let this AMA venture into territory that would get it shut down by the Reddit Safety teams.

EDIT: OP is making very bold claims with insufficient proof. This AMA has devolved into a significant vector for disinformation. We have removed and locked it.

WHATS UP REDDIT.........ACTOR MICHAEL RAPAPORT HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. LETS DO THIS. ASK ME ANYTHING. by michael_rapaport_AMA in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods 1 point2 points locked comment (0 children)

Hi Michael,

You're welcome to do an AMA when you are not working with Cameo and are posting it on your own.

Cheers,

The Mods

I built the ATLAS Trigger and Data Acquisition System for CERN. AMA by mesavoida in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[M] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

This user has been banned. Leaving the comment up for context since the OP responded.

Is 'Truepic' a threat? And is it OK for r/IAma to ask users to sign away their copyrights and usernames(!) to avoid spam? by Greybeard_21 in privacy

[–]IAmAMods -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

FTR, we've been suggesting TruePic as a way for people to verify location based AMAs for a couple of years now.

[Mod Post] In response to recent influx of Hong Kong related AMAs, we now require Truepic verification for protest related posts by IAmAMods in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[S] -37 points-36 points  (0 children)

This is not identity verification. This is verification that they're in the general vicinity of where they claim to be. We don't want to identify people.

[Mod Post] In response to recent influx of Hong Kong related AMAs, we now require Truepic verification for protest related posts by IAmAMods in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The geo data is pretty vague - covers a range of a few miles. Just lets people confirm the OP is in the area.

[Mod Post] In response to recent influx of Hong Kong related AMAs, we now require Truepic verification for protest related posts by IAmAMods in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[S] -119 points-118 points  (0 children)

They just confirmed to us that they are not selling information. See the note from them stickied at the top of the thread.

[Mod Post] In response to recent influx of Hong Kong related AMAs, we now require Truepic verification for protest related posts by IAmAMods in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[S,M] 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Some quick notes from our friends at TruePic:

General Anonymity Tips While Using Truepic: 

If users would like to increase their Truepic anonymity beyond current traditional social media standards, follow these four simple steps:

1- Sign up for Truepic app with generic or dummy email address. Truepic does not verify the user; it only verifies the image captured.

2- Don’t use your real name as a username, unless you want your photos to be watermarked with your name.

3- Only capture images/videos in public places (avoid capturing images at your residence, business etc..).

4- Use VPN to add an extra layer of encryption to your data.

The tips above are merely suggestions for improving anonymity while using the Truepic app and are in no way a comprehensive guide to internet anonymity/privacy.  Every user should evaluate his or her own situation and take those measures they deem necessary for their privacy and safety.

Note: It is important to note that Truepic does NOT sell, share, or monetize use data in any way.

[Mod Post] In response to recent influx of Hong Kong related AMAs, we now require Truepic verification for protest related posts by IAmAMods in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes.

> TruePic has informally partnered with the Moderator team for IAMA for over a year help us verify AMAs. We're not paying them, they're not paying us. We have confirmed that none of the mods has any sort of personal or professional relationship with anyone at, or related to, Truepic. The relationship grew after they approached us about helping with verifying AMAs. We're just making use of their very useful technology, and they're hoping to show off their product to the world by helping us catch fake proof and even allowing us to verify otherwise unverifiable AMAs. If anyone knows of a similar app that would allow proof verification in the same way, we'd be happy to add that to our list of accepted proof.

[Mod Post] In response to recent influx of Hong Kong related AMAs, we now require Truepic verification for protest related posts by IAmAMods in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[S] -45 points-44 points  (0 children)

That appears to be fairly standard for most tech companies these days. You'd have to take it up with them if you have real issues.

[Moderator Update] A New Direction for AMA Requests by IAmAMods in IAmA

[–]IAmAMods[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We're no /r/science, so we don't have stats. But it was fairly often that something would happen in the news and a generic request would be fulfilled. I know last week there was a request for a Starbucks employee who'd done the training, and one showed up.

As for celebrities, it's hard to tell. Maybe a few midrange celebs showed up because of it.

I am an American who recently visited North Korea alone by Czilla9000 in IAmA

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This user also provided proof to the mod team of their visit.