It's not random; it's not close to magic, either
[QUOTE=DuckBilled;3585413]Agreed that it has nothing to do with law enforcement. But I disagree that it is all just "oohs and ahhs" for the sake of the story, and that it can be explained by randomness. I would think that mathematically it would be nearly impossible to link a provider and client, especially given that most providers live in large cities with huge populations. And Facebook doesn't leave anything up to chance. I agree that it may be the same IP address but if so then why would Facebook not simply say so and avoid the negative publicity? Also, many providers are savvy enough to use throwaways for work just like we do, to avoid LE, for sure. But it would therefore also not link her with her regular IP address.[/QUOTE]It's not random. My point was that it wasn't. FB condenses a broad social spectrum, notably in a particular locale, closer. You live a normal life as an avid Facebook person with kids and old friends but keeping being a stripper or escort discreet -- good luck. For instance, say you are one doing this in southern Illinois or Indiana where there's not many people. No sh! T you get guesses coming up that you may know so-and-so from the "6 degrees of Kevin Bacon" type concept. Even in a bigger place, you can run into that too over time. Not a shocker. It actually doesn't require the craziest technology to do so.
Many websites feed off stuff that you view in your browser, to bring up appropriate ads and so forth. That's just one example. FB is the Opposite of just having your own little world that you choose -- it tries to Extend it, is my point. And it doesn't take magic to Potentially make suggestions that you'd think it was psychic about, at first glance. But when you think about it, it's not all that exciting. So a gal who's living a normal life out there but wants to be a stripper or escort completely under the radar? Don't use FB, or use it without your pictures in it at least.