Someone posted on Stacker News a tool based on Cyphertrace. He is asking on Stacker News help to improve it and make it better by contributing to his github.

https://youtu.be/OwkiSeoaaF8

https://stacker.news/items/634963

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do not use this. If you try to find something there, you are only giving away that you have done something there by trying to find something.

Imagine who is looking for a specific transaction? Even in other block explorers! Who is searching for a transaction or the details of a transaction at this point in time? Of course, most likely only someone who actually has something to do with it.

Operate your own fullnode and, if possible, refrain completely from researching transactions on third-party websites.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Good points. Especially since most people won't:

use tor to access it
or use the mullvad browser with a VPN
or just run it in local
or think about what information they are leaking there with their home IP address and browser fingerprint

The project is interesting nevertheless.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

nothing new, see breaking Monero playlist; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSYUeVwrHBnAUre2G_LYDsdo-tD0ov-y

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is actually quite interesting because while as a community I would say this is a bad thing at the same time it's really a good thing because we can eliminate everything that people come up with. Just as an example, this entire YouTube video would not have even been possible with full chain membership proofs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This isn't proof of of proper tracing. Its proof that ring signatures are not perfect in this panopticon world which is already known and more importantly a proper fix is being worked on. More safeguards can be applied by the paranoid by how you obtain (no kyc/no coin swap) and use (network level privacy/full node) monero. Fud. This just helps visually understand ring signatures and may have the opposite of their desired effect for those that dig deeper.