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Any news regarding NFS revealing details?

by xsc 17y ago

mdasen 17y ago
We will cooperate with all investigations conducted by law enforcement authorities of the United States of America when legally required to do so. Cooperation with law enforcement authorities from other countries and cooperation when it is not legally required are at our sole discretion. Our discretion looks favorably on freedom and justice, and unfavorably on oppression and violence. Unless legally prohibited, we will inform you of any cooperation we provide to any law enforcement authorities. NFS is probably your best choice, but it really depends on how "legal" your service is. If you're going to get a judge serving a search warrant against you, you won't be protected by any registrar. If you're being sued for libel and the judge thinks there's a good chance you'll lose, I'm guessing that anonymity will be gone. And there are some things that people like to say are legal which are of questionable legality. Sure, we can have a long debate about whether the Pirate Bay is legal or not under different interpretations of the law, but I think it's reasonable to say that such a site is of questionable legality if for no other reason than it being a somewhat new phenomenon that, until the recent case, really hadn't seen a lot of law spelling out exactly what was and wasn't ok. NFS hasn't been at the center of any big controversy and they're more motivated by ideals than by profits. At the same time, they can be legally required to do things or face contempt of court charges. As a curiosity, what do you hope anonymity to accomplish? It can help you keep your private life private should people not like what you're doing, but you're perfectly entitled to do it. However, if you're doing something like the Pirate Bay, you're likely to be named, even if found innocent. Might be unfortunate, but it's kinda the price one pays for living on that edge (vs. doing something like porn where there's no questionable legality involved, but you still might not want anyone to know). NearlyFreeSpeech has a good reputation and they believe in what they're doing, but there's no magic bullet. No registrar's officers will go to jail for you, no registrar is going to be able to shield you from the NSA, etc. If you're just looking to remain anonymous and not operating at a murky legal boundary, NFS is a good choice. If you're plotting to overthrow the government, no registrar will be able to help you. /sorry for saying "you" all the time. I realised half-way through that the person I'm responding to isn't the "you" I'm referring to.
- xsc 17y ago
  Perfect. Nailed on the head of what I was looking for: Anonymity. My only hesitation is that I see nothing regarding USPS form 1583 (Application for Delivery of Mail Through Agent). http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1583.pdf http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1583.pdf What are thoughts on this?

Any news regarding NFS revealing details?

by xsc 17y ago

Any news regarding NFS revealing details?

We will cooperate with all investigations conducted by law enforcement authorities of the United States of America when legally required to do so. Cooperation with law enforcement authorities from other countries and cooperation when it is not legally required are at our sole discretion. Our discretion looks favorably on freedom and justice, and unfavorably on oppression and violence. Unless legally prohibited, we will inform you of any cooperation we provide to any law enforcement authorities. NFS is probably your best choice, but it really depends on how "legal" your service is. If you're going to get a judge serving a search warrant against you, you won't be protected by any registrar. If you're being sued for libel and the judge thinks there's a good chance you'll lose, I'm guessing that anonymity will be gone. And there are some things that people like to say are legal which are of questionable legality. Sure, we can have a long debate about whether the Pirate Bay is legal or not under different interpretations of the law, but I think it's reasonable to say that such a site is of questionable legality if for no other reason than it being a somewhat new phenomenon that, until the recent case, really hadn't seen a lot of law spelling out exactly what was and wasn't ok. NFS hasn't been at the center of any big controversy and they're more motivated by ideals than by profits. At the same time, they can be legally required to do things or face contempt of court charges. As a curiosity, what do you hope anonymity to accomplish? It can help you keep your private life private should people not like what you're doing, but you're perfectly entitled to do it. However, if you're doing something like the Pirate Bay, you're likely to be named, even if found innocent. Might be unfortunate, but it's kinda the price one pays for living on that edge (vs. doing something like porn where there's no questionable legality involved, but you still might not want anyone to know). NearlyFreeSpeech has a good reputation and they believe in what they're doing, but there's no magic bullet. No registrar's officers will go to jail for you, no registrar is going to be able to shield you from the NSA, etc. If you're just looking to remain anonymous and not operating at a murky legal boundary, NFS is a good choice. If you're plotting to overthrow the government, no registrar will be able to help you. /sorry for saying "you" all the time. I realised half-way through that the person I'm responding to isn't the "you" I'm referring to.

xsc 17y ago
Perfect. Nailed on the head of what I was looking for: Anonymity. My only hesitation is that I see nothing regarding USPS form 1583 (Application for Delivery of Mail Through Agent). http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1583.pdf http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1583.pdf What are thoughts on this?