The next year, Mr. Caplan hired a private investigator to trail Ms. Atas, because she refused to say where she lived or how she accessed the internet. Mr. Caplan wanted that information in order to obtain evidence for his lawsuit.
One evening in June 2018, the investigator followed Ms. Atas as she left court got on a subway and then boarded a bus.
One evening in June 2018, the investigator followed Ms. Atas as she left court got on a subway and then boarded a bus.
At 7:30p.m., Ms, Atas entered a pubic library at the University of Toronto. she spent the next few hours at a computer, according to the investigator's written report and photos that he took surreptitiously Then she rode a bus to a homeless shelter. (Ms. Atas denied that she stayed in the shelter.)
In response to subpoenas, Pinterest, Facebook and WordPress, the blogging site, had provided Mr. Caplan with metadata about the abusive posts. Some had originated from computer at the University of Toronto. Suddenly that made sense.
In response to subpoenas, Pinterest, Facebook and WordPress, the blogging site, had provided Mr. Caplan with metadata about the abusive posts. Some had originated from computer at the University of Toronto. Suddenly that made sense.
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In this story a disgruntled ex employee uses public library computers to harass people online. The story describes the difficulty of tracking and stopping internet trolls. The attacker was using anonymous public computers to cover her tracks and was only caught by a private investigator.
