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You jest about immunity, but... We don't prosecute the Department of Transportation when someone transports several hundred million dollars of cocaine across t

• downandout 11y ago
  This isn't even close to a reasonable comparison. Until it can be investigated, the only available suspect in a case where illegal activity originates from a given home user's IP is that user. The DOT isn't the sole operator and user of the roads it builds.
  • rev_bird 11y ago
    >The DOT isn't the sole operator and user of the roads it builds. An exit node operator isn't the sole user of the IP address they're assigned either. Yes, they're the only available suspect, but that doesn't change the fact that it's based on outrageously flawed evidence -- it's basically one step up from a hunch, and I don't think it's nearly good enough to be kicking someone's door in.