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>Now that is unbelievable. You are suggesting to me that the police are paying VPNs for logs? Why would they pay if they have a warrant? I'm not leaning in eit
by allovernow 7y ago
>Now that is unbelievable. You are suggesting to me that the police are paying VPNs for logs? Why would they pay if they have a warrant?
I'm not leaning in either direction here but worth noting that warrants are hard to get without evidence. Illegally obtained information can be used for ostensibly legal targeting, pre-warrant. It's a dangerous, clandestine abuse of power called parallel construction [1].
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction
- jchw 7y agoI know parallel construction exists. But I highly doubt VPN services make their 'real' money selling logs.
- blackearl 7y agoI find that hard to believe these days. It seems that getting a warrant is easier than ever. https://apnews.com/a2b48c6f1911472986b0e501bdca9f25 https://apnews.com/a2b48c6f1911472986b0e501bdca9f25 - Most Utah warrants approved in less than 3 minutes