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Justice Department Walks Back Demand For Information On Anti-Trump Website (theverge.com)
After issuing a warrant to DreamHost for "all files" related to an anti-trump website, the Justice Department says it's scaling back a demand for information from hosting service DreamHost. The Verge reports: In a legal filing today, the Justice Department argues that the warrant was proper, but also says DreamHost has since brought up information that was previously "unknown." In light of that, it has offered to carve out information demanded in the warrant, specifically pledging to not request information like HTTP logs tied to IP addresses. The department says it is only looking for information related to criminal activity on the site, and says that "the government is focused on the use of the Website to organize, to plan, and to effect a criminal act -- that is, a riot." Peaceful protestors, the government argues, are not the targets of the warrant. The filing asks the court to proceed with the new, less burdensome request, which, apart from the carved-out sections, still requests "all records or other information, pertaining to the Account, including all files, databases, and database records stored by DreamHost in relation to that Account." It's unclear if DreamHost will continue to fight the new demand.
Privacy and free speech only apply to people who support the president.
You are welcome on my lawn.
A lot of databases store IP addresses too.
Also, why is DreamHost even involved in this? The government should get the WHOIS information of record as required by ICANN to be current and correct. If it isn't correct, transfer domain ownership. Problem solved. If it is correct, go the home of whoever owns the site and demand the files and other information from them. If THEY don't supply the files stored on their DreamHost account, then that person goes to jail until they decide to comply. In either case, DreamHost isn't involved here.
DreamHost should continue to fight saying exactly what I just said in the paragraph above. If they capitulate, it only sends the message loud and clear that the government can go after ISPs for any information they want.
DreamHost is suppressing my free speech right to harass anyone who disagrees with me!
Stored as "metadata".
Same thing.
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This reminds me of the Chicago 8 who were tried for inciting a riot, even though not all of them had met before the trial.
In this case, however, it will be many times more than 8.
kittenfeed.com was another threat to Trump that was pursued legally. It doesn't take much for Trump to feel threatened.
We drew too much attention from the media and the general public with our outlandish search warrant, so rather than take all the heat for what amounted to an overreach, we (quote-unquote) 'scaled back the request' so we don't look like the jackbooted thugs we actually are.
Pro-tip for you, guys: You still look like jackbooted thugs.
Then you'll be doxxed out of your livelihood or outed by IPs and internet companies like Google and Dreamhost for your wrong think.
Gotta love the hypocrisy of the leftists here - "these Trump people are jackbooted thugs"
No. That would be the leftists and Antifa.
As you see here - if you deplatform Leftists you're evil - if you deplatform anybody with a conservative viewpoint you're a hero.
Be careful of what you're building - you're not going to like the result.
"The department says it is only looking for information related to criminal activity on the site, and says that "the government is focused on the use of the Website to organize, to plan, and to effect a criminal act -- that is, a riot." "
So basically trying to find a conspiracy to commit a crime, but no crime has taken place, do they even have evidence of intent? Does goading by law enforcement count?
They're investigating a group of people that committed violence, including the incident where a woman's hair was lit on fire, which someone stopped in time to avoid the person being scarred for life. There were also people who plotted to attack the inaugural ball with a butyric acid stink bomb, which could have caused people to get crushed during a panicked evacuation by people who don't know what gas they're being attacked with, they plotted to chain trains, etc. in addition to physically assaulting people.
A large number of people were arrested for physical assault and, thanks to a law passed by Obama, may end up getting charged with felonies and potentially losing their right to vote. So no, I don't mind them looking up a few IP addresses as they go after the thugs who have in the time since then done such nice things as stabbing a police horse with their spear-tipped Antifa flag.
the percentage of Americans identifying as and with Jackbooted thugs has been on the upswing.
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> In a legal filing today, the Justice Department argues that the warrant was proper, but also says DreamHost has since brought up information that was previously "unknown.
;-)
Ummm... The Constitution?
I've seen this craps spammed all over this story. Are you a paid propagandist or just a useful idiot?
I have plenty of reasons to hold the Trump administration in low regard, but it isn't clear this is one of them.
Is this a politically directed Justice department dealing unto the opponents of the administration, or is this just overpowered law enforcement agents acting in the way they are accustomed?
Quattuor res in hoc mundo sanctae sunt: libri, liberi, libertas et liberalitas.
Since when were cultures able to be genocided?!?!?! You white showflakes love to go overboard with how persecuted you are, as if that makes up for the guilt you've not been persecuted enough to complain about and you LOVE that feeling of blaming others for your victimhood.
Pwned.
Shot by a rightwinger for which you are crying about the payback, bitches. You started the fire, you kept it alight with your "We will shoot you liberals and blacks if you don't back down", and now when you're being shot at, you whine about how you're being hunted!
What cucks!
You want the representation and you want them to pay for it.
Well done you commie scrounger. There's a reason why they're "Red" states.
It was nice while it lasted but there is no recovering from this.
Real news is fake Nazi's are great.
And protesting them is criminal.
Wait for the ramifications when the world fully understands.
This.
these people have legitimate complaints (lack of jobs, Healthcare, infrastructure, education opportunities) that aren't being address. I'm hoping we actually address them before it's too late and we go the same route Germany did in WWII. Though so far all I've seen is a lot of denouncing. We need that, don't get me wrong. What these people are doing is bad. But almost nobody is asking the tough questions about _why_ they're doing it.
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LOL so the nazis aren't thugs? Are you fucking kidding me.
Thank you to whoever downmodded this bullshit.