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Note that in the Netherlands right holders can request ISPs to proxy their letters but those ISPs are not allowed to share the home addresses or any other perso

Note that in the Netherlands right holders can request ISPs to proxy their letters but those ISPs are not allowed to share the home addresses or any other personal information so it’s neigh impossible for a right holder to get hold of a torrent user.

zirgs 3y ago
Makes sense. If ISPs were allowed to share home addresses then a lot of creeps and scammers could abuse that system.
- mmh0000 3y ago
  Welcome to America! ISPs do that, but it's a lot worse if you consider your mobile provider to be an ISP. https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/07/10/data-broker-offers-new-service-showing-where-they-have-spotted-your-car/?sh=34217ec7470b https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/07/10/data-brok... https://www.vice.com/en/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunter-300-dollars-located-phone-microbilt-zumigo-tmobile https://www.vice.com/en/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunte...
  - zirgs 3y ago
    I'm pretty sure that sort of thing would be a gross GDPR violation in the EU.
- copperx 3y ago
  Imagine being doxxed by your own ISP.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    Of course they have to obey court orders. The Dutch ISPs fought this in court but they lost in some cases.
    - zirgs 3y ago
      There's a difference between getting a court order and someone saying - "I saw that X IP address shared a copyrighted file - can I get their name and address?"
rerdavies 3y ago
The situation is the same for Canadians: we get proxied letters, but rightsholders have no access to our personal identification.