Identity

Wei Chen.

Reads the identity layer. Data brokers, breach databases, look-alike domains, search residue.

Reads the identity layer. Data broker networks, daily. Breach databases as new dumps surface. Certificate-transparency logs for look-alike domain registrations. Writes the identity-side briefs. Works with Mateo on the quality classifiers that de-duplicate exposure across overlapping sources.

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Field notes.

15 entries by Wei Chen.

2026-04-28
Why we watch Binance even if you don't use it

On indirect exposure and why our exchange-watch list is not bound to what you trade on.

2026-03-31
How we monitor data brokers, and how we get you removed

An explanation of one of the more boring but valuable parts of the watch.

2026-01-27
The five most exposed data points on the open record

What we find on day one of every engagement, ranked by frequency.

2026-01-20
Crypto exchange health metrics that actually matter

Three metrics we track that precede most withdrawal pauses by hours.

2026-01-09
Court records and what they say about you

The structural read on public court records that touch your file, by jurisdiction.

2025-12-30
Yacht and aircraft registry leakage, what is on the record

What public registries say about you when you own a yacht or aircraft.

2026-01-09
What a Residence Check actually involves

A quiet walk through the optional module.

2026-01-02
Breach database quality is improving this year

A note on the state of the underlying data we read.

2025-12-19
Data broker removals in numbers

Across the client base, a snapshot of how many removals we run per quarter.

2025-11-21
How we watch crypto wallets without holding keys

Address-level monitoring with no custody, no signatures, no risk to the member.

2025-11-18
Why we watch school directories

A quieter part of family coverage. Worth understanding why we do it.

2025-11-04
How the encrypted channel works

Cover and Standing clients get a two-way line into the team. Here's the technical shape.

2025-10-28
The Singapore corridor, plain language

Why so many of our clients touch Singapore in some way.

2025-09-26
The data we keep on clients

What we keep. Where we keep it. What we do not keep.

2025-09-05
When not to add a Residence Check

We don't always recommend the module.