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This seems like a ridiculous overreaction to me. Not only do I not see much wrong with an ISP forwarding abuse e-mails to the admin of the hacked server (who is

This seems like a ridiculous overreaction to me. Not only do I not see much wrong with an ISP forwarding abuse e-mails to the admin of the hacked server (who is probably a victim too), but I also find a bit hard to believe that the nickname of an operator is enough to "derive a home address".

nknighthb 14y ago
> I also find a bit hard to believe that the nickname of an operator is enough to "derive a home address". An IRC nick is not a mask one hides behind. It is an alternative identifier for a real person whose other personal information may be locatable.
blibble 14y ago
you'd be surprised as an operator of a large IRC network I am forced to keep my real name off my employer's websites, websites like github and my home address out of the public record (director's addresses and such like) it's a major nuisance
- ulope 14y ago
  Here is an idea: use different nicknames for different things then you wont have to live in a self prescribed virtual prison
darklajid 14y ago
Not enough to derive a home address: That leads us back to the pseudonym discussions: Not every name that isn't on ones state-issued id is anonymous. With mine, even without clicking on my profile, you can easily find out my name and yes, my address as well. If I connect to an IRC network (mostly freenode, or gnome/gimp) I'll be online as darklajid as well. I ran a tiny irc network a couple years ago and used the same handle. For me that's not at all hard to believe.
weinzierl 14y ago
Maybe the op is German. In some jurisdictions it's required to give your postal address if you publish content publicly. Germany is an example, the fine is up to 50000 EUR, but the real risk is that any lawyer can send you as cease and desist in the name of consumer protection, typically this will be about 500 EUR.

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This seems like a ridiculous overreaction to me. Not only do I not see much wrong with an ISP forwarding abuse e-mails to the admin of the hacked server (who is

by DangerousPie 14y ago

nknighthb 14y ago
> I also find a bit hard to believe that the nickname of an operator is enough to "derive a home address". An IRC nick is not a mask one hides behind. It is an alternative identifier for a real person whose other personal information may be locatable.
blibble 14y ago
you'd be surprised as an operator of a large IRC network I am forced to keep my real name off my employer's websites, websites like github and my home address out of the public record (director's addresses and such like) it's a major nuisance
- ulope 14y ago
  Here is an idea: use different nicknames for different things then you wont have to live in a self prescribed virtual prison
darklajid 14y ago
Not enough to derive a home address: That leads us back to the pseudonym discussions: Not every name that isn't on ones state-issued id is anonymous. With mine, even without clicking on my profile, you can easily find out my name and yes, my address as well. If I connect to an IRC network (mostly freenode, or gnome/gimp) I'll be online as darklajid as well. I ran a tiny irc network a couple years ago and used the same handle. For me that's not at all hard to believe.
weinzierl 14y ago
Maybe the op is German. In some jurisdictions it's required to give your postal address if you publish content publicly. Germany is an example, the fine is up to 50000 EUR, but the real risk is that any lawyer can send you as cease and desist in the name of consumer protection, typically this will be about 500 EUR.