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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:

The above post is getting some attention, so I'm gonna add some homework for extra points.

Ten years ago, @kjhealy wrote an excellent post on using metadata and social network analysis to identify Paul Revere from the perspective of royal authorities. Didn't even involve message content; again, metadata.

Highly recommended reading.

https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/prism-metadata-analysis-paul-revere-identified-by-his-connections-to-other-colonial-terrorists.html