My point is that you could do that exact same thing with fictional search queries and no one would have any way of discerning the two situations. The only ones with the authority to confirm legitimacy are the government and google, and it’s in the interest of neither of them to do that for something this insignificant.
Sure but how many people still believe that their system produces reliable information and is at least somewhat bound by laws? To me it seems too many so blackmailing still works okay-ish. You have to know your target and if you have enough information (which is easy) you know what works.
Having another podcaster/media unveil it
My point is that you could do that exact same thing with fictional search queries and no one would have any way of discerning the two situations. The only ones with the authority to confirm legitimacy are the government and google, and it’s in the interest of neither of them to do that for something this insignificant.
Sure but how many people still believe that their system produces reliable information and is at least somewhat bound by laws? To me it seems too many so blackmailing still works okay-ish. You have to know your target and if you have enough information (which is easy) you know what works.