Moreover, the documents are not printed because the authorities asked Google to keep the issue confidential. The investigation involves authorities searching for a specific YouTube user under the pseudonym “elonmuskwhm.” He is suspected of laundering money by selling bitcoins for fiat cash. Additionally, under American law, “elonmuskwhm” is suspected of operating an unlicensed money transfer business.
To catch this person, the authorities need only his data: IP address, geolocation and dynamics of location changes and other information. Moreover, the feds are also looking for people who are not logged into their accounts or registered with YouTube. IP addresses and geographical locations are also examined.
The feds are looking at it in detail and broadly. Undercover agents sent “elonmuskwhm” links to YouTube videos with tutorials on creating specific maps and augmented reality programs, according to the source. But these links are not private, about 30 thousand people watched the video on them. So, the scale of the search is huge.
Source: Ferra
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