Da Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoD.C. Grand Jury Orders Reddit to Turn Over Data on Anonymous ICE Criticwww.jezebel.comexternal-linkmessage-square144linkfedilinkarrow-up1796arrow-down164file-textcross-posted to: youshouldknow@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1732arrow-down1external-linkD.C. Grand Jury Orders Reddit to Turn Over Data on Anonymous ICE Criticwww.jezebel.comDa Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square144linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: youshouldknow@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareBygoneNeutrino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-28 hours agoI find it reassuring that the government is at least acting like they can’t identify this user without Reddit’s consent. I wonder why this charade is necessary; are they trying to set a legal precedent?
minus-squareslappyfuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoWhy would they be acting? It’s probably not a first amendment test.
minus-squarecabillaud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 hours agoThey want to intimidate people, imho.
minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 hours agoThey want to prosecute peope in open court so using the NSA to id people would be inconvenient (but not impossible).
minus-squaremodus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoThey’ve probably already ID’d them. Now they just need Reddit to “volunteer” the info that DickSwanger420 is actually Marvin Peterson from Boise.
I find it reassuring that the government is at least acting like they can’t identify this user without Reddit’s consent. I wonder why this charade is necessary; are they trying to set a legal precedent?
Why would they be acting? It’s probably not a first amendment test.
They want to intimidate people, imho.
They want to prosecute peope in open court so using the NSA to id people would be inconvenient (but not impossible).
They’ve probably already ID’d them. Now they just need Reddit to “volunteer” the info that DickSwanger420 is actually Marvin Peterson from Boise.