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Twitter Reveals User Details In UK Libel Case
whoever57 writes "In a case that could have implications for the Ryan Giggs affair, Twitter revealed user details in response to a legal action filed in San Mateo county, CA by lawyers representing South Tyneside council. The alleged libel refers to critical comments made via Twitter. It is possible that one of the people making the critical comments is one of the council members."
Regardless of their differences, and I will no longer argue the rationalizations that people make up, they're both scams used to stifle a person's right to speak. Time to fight back. Take no prisoners. As always, the best defense is a strong offense. One is to stop foolishly giving out any real details about yourself to these services, who are only data mining anyway. Another is to fill the system up with as much chaff as possible to make identification as difficult as possible. Use proxy servers, alternative DNSs, etc where you can. Use public wifi. Use live CDs to avoid the storage of possibly incriminating evidence on your machine. We have the tech.. we need to use it to our advantage. We should never let anyone tell us what we can say, no how 'offensive' they think it is. Render them absolutely powerless, and nail the people who act, those who actually use information against another person via physical force.. That's where the real, and only harm is being done.
For justice, we must go to Don Corleone
Ban non-U.S. person to use our judicial system. If non-Americans get screw up by Americans, too bad it is your own fault.
At least in China it works that way, that is why it is so prosperous and literally immune during the economic downturn. If we EVER want an economic recovery it is time to copy some tricks in the Chinese playbook.
We have given the Brits too much free pass already, look at how our government treat BP. Just because we speak the same language means we are allies. Time to kick the bucket and show the finger.
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