Public WiFi tents to look a bit more “normal”. This means the likelihood you will be able to create the account without having a real phone number decreases drastically. The reasons are that VPNs and Tor are sometimes tracked, blocked, or marked as questionable by websites when crating an account. You should connect to a public WiFi access point and only use VPN or Tor as a last resort. !!!DO NOT USE YOUR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS ACCOUNTS TO DO INVESTIGATIONS!!! The importance of Anonymity and Security Organizations like Facebook are actively looking for these types of accounts, even if they are law enforcement, and banning them. Another thing to take into consideration is that many social media sites have a Terms of Service (TOS) that specifically cover fake or investigation accounts. Depending on who suspect is, you always need to take the appropriate countermeasures to protect your organization/agency, yourself, and even your family. You also run the risk of being identified and doxed, harassed, and in the absolute worst case scenario, targeted for lethal retaliation. You increase the likelihood of the target will get suspicious. Why would YOU want to create an undercover account? When investigating, it is always a good idea to separate your real identity with the initial investigation. Like any decent tool, it can be used for both good and evil. You can find hackers, scammers, bots, and other cyber criminals on the dark side while journalists, penetration testers and investigators on the other. These fake social media accounts are used by both sides of the cyber game.
The term, a reference to the manipulation of a simple hand puppet made from a sock, originally referred to a false identity assumed by a member of an internet community who spoke to, or about, themselves while pretending to be another person.' - Wikipedia Privacy.'A sock puppet or sock puppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception. My Process for Setting up Anonymous Sock Puppet Accounts(reddit). Intro to Creating an Effective Sock Puppet (wayback archive): Compilation of Resources from TCM's OSINT Course General Links
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