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Posting AC - a Thing of the Past?

Posted by Unknown on from the but-my-name-is-anonymous dept.

c0lo writes to point out an article from the Indystar. From the article: "A Marion County judge has ruled, for the first time in Indiana, that news media outlets can be ordered by the court to reveal identifying information about posters to their online forums."

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  1. I am ironically.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Posting this anonymously

  2. Perhaps the key is by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To ensure this information is never stored in the first place.

  3. Recap by Compaqt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1. People under tyranny
    2. Write pamphlets anonymously
    3. Make a new country
    4. GOTO 1
    5. "Goto considered harmful"

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  4. Re:For what reason? by Ogive17 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If I were to go around the internet telling everyone that you are a child molester, wouldn't you want to find out my identity? Oh, I posted as an AP when I did it, tough luck. Now if a future employer google's your name it's all over the internet and you have to waste your time explaining it and I got off without even a slap on the wrist.
    I think both sides have good arguments, I would hate for there to be a 'one size fits all' solution to this dilema. If someone is slandering my name on the internet anonymously, I want to go after that person. First I should have to prove the allegations are false, though.

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  5. Re:For what reason? by Miseph · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You may think that qualifier is "bullshit" but it's a well-established and widely accepted one. We have drawn the line where free speech ends at the commission of a crime or threat of harm for a very long time, and doing so is considered appropriate even by the vast majority of card-carrying members of the ACLU.

    You're welcome to disagree, but pretending that this is an irrational or unprecedented distinction is just silly.

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  6. Re:For what reason? by countertrolling · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There's also the grand proposition of reprogramming society not to respond positively to hearsay. That's your "one size fits all". It's all about conditioned response and behavior modification, with specific keywords to set off the alarm, no matter the context. Real, honest to god psy-ops at work. Piece of cake. There's a small stink about the military trying it out on some congressmen in Afghanistan. I have to laugh when I consider how well it's working on genpop when they all recite almost word for word what they hear on the TV.

    I find these charges hard to believe

    Then don't believe them

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