Da Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoD.C. Grand Jury Orders Reddit to Turn Over Data on Anonymous ICE Criticwww.jezebel.comexternal-linkmessage-square167linkfedilinkarrow-up1894arrow-down176file-text
arrow-up1818arrow-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 month agomessage-square167linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareBygoneNeutrino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·edit-21 month 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-squarecabillaud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoThey want to intimidate people, imho.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoThey are doing a parallel construction so they can publicly make accusations. It’s not reassuring I assure you.
minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·1 month 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-up10·1 month agoThey’ve probably already ID’d them. Now they just need Reddit to “volunteer” the info that DickSwanger420 is actually Marvin Peterson from Boise.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoExactly, known as parallel construction, they find a plausible way to have found what they illegally know to use it publicly.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month ago are they trying to set a legal precedent? Yes, of course.
minus-squareslappyfuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoWhy would they be acting? It’s probably not a first amendment test.
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?
They want to intimidate people, imho.
They are doing a parallel construction so they can publicly make accusations. It’s not reassuring I assure you.
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.
Exactly, known as parallel construction, they find a plausible way to have found what they illegally know to use it publicly.
Yes, of course.
Why would they be acting? It’s probably not a first amendment test.