CrimsonPhantom
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DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
Quote:The Department of Justice is seeking personal information on visitors to an anti-Trump website connected to destructive Inauguration Day protests, sparking a court fight with the hosting service which says the request violates privacy protections.
The DOJ has obtained a search warrant ordering web-hosting service DreamHost “to assist law enforcement and produce such electronic data.”
The department wants data including IP addresses, names and other personal information pertaining to visitors to the website disruptj20.org, which helped organize political protests against the Trump administration.
More than 200 people were charged after protesters broke windows and set fire to a limousine on Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Prosecutors say the website disruptj20.org was used for planning the disturbances.
DreamHost, however, says the warrant seeking information on the 1.3 million visitors to the site and other information is "sweeping" and violates the Constitution and a federal privacy law.
In its own filing, the company said the warrant requires them to “turn over every piece of information it has about every visitor to a website expressing political views concerning the current administration … Including the IP address for the visitor, the website pages viewed by the visitor, even a detailed description of software running in the visitor’s computer.
“In essence, the Search Warrant not only aims to identify the political dissidents of the current administration, but attempts to identify and understand what content each of these dissidents viewed on the website.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/...fight.html
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
Trump using the DOJ to violate the constitution and republicans will probably cheer them on. I think he might actually be evil, not just play it on TV.
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 06:50 PM)Godzilla Wrote: Trump using the DOJ to violate the constitution and republicans will probably cheer them on. I think he might actually be evil, not just play it on TV.
Trump is too stupid to be evil.
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08-15-2017 06:54 PM |
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Paul M
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
Weaponizing government agencies against political opponents was wrong when Obama did it and it's still wrong.
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08-15-2017 07:12 PM |
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Kaplony
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
Key phrase here
Quote:More than 200 people were charged after protesters broke windows and set fire to a limousine on Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Prosecutors say the website disruptj20.org was used for planning the disturbances.
If true then the data retrieved can be used to apply conspiracy charges against those already arrested.
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08-15-2017 07:24 PM |
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Fitbud
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 07:24 PM)Kaplony Wrote: Key phrase here
Quote:More than 200 people were charged after protesters broke windows and set fire to a limousine on Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Prosecutors say the website disruptj20.org was used for planning the disturbances.
If true then the data retrieved can be used to apply conspiracy charges against those already arrested.
That happened? I don't remember anyone reporting it.
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08-15-2017 07:56 PM |
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
Warrant should be limited to the 200 arrested, not the 1.3 million that government has no damn business snooping on.
Ain't Trumps DOJ's business I think him a pos.
gts shouldn't be compelled to hand over this post and all my history and information unrelated to my opinion of the prick.
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08-15-2017 08:13 PM |
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Fitbud
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 08:13 PM)Paul M Wrote: Warrant should be limited to the 200 arrested, not the 1.3 million that government has no damn business snooping on.
Ain't Trumps DOJ's business I think him a pos.
gts shouldn't be compelled to hand over this post and all my history and information unrelated to my opinion of the prick.
I agree.
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08-15-2017 08:17 PM |
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Kaplony
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 08:13 PM)Paul M Wrote: Warrant should be limited to the 200 arrested, not the 1.3 million that government has no damn business snooping on.
Ain't Trumps DOJ's business I think him a pos.
gts shouldn't be compelled to hand over this post and all my history and information unrelated to my opinion of the prick.
If the website was used to plan and coordinate the illegal actions then yes they do have the right to know who was there to determine if there should be additional charges.
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08-15-2017 08:18 PM |
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 06:50 PM)Godzilla Wrote: Trump using the DOJ to violate the constitution and republicans will probably cheer them on. I think he might actually be evil, not just play it on TV.
Violate the constitution? They asked and when the information was not volunteered, they got a warrant. Textbook constitution.
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08-15-2017 08:28 PM |
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 07:12 PM)Paul M Wrote: Weaponizing government agencies against political opponents was wrong when Obama did it and it's still wrong.
Did Obama get a warrant? What the article doesn't say is why they wanted the info.
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08-15-2017 08:30 PM |
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
I don't see a problem.
It's being used in connection with criminal prosecutions.
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08-15-2017 08:39 PM |
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CrimsonPhantom
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
Maybe this will lead to the people who actually planned it and used the 200 and there buddies to cause all the property damage.
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08-15-2017 09:18 PM |
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 07:56 PM)Fitbud Wrote: (08-15-2017 07:24 PM)Kaplony Wrote: Key phrase here
Quote:More than 200 people were charged after protesters broke windows and set fire to a limousine on Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Prosecutors say the website disruptj20.org was used for planning the disturbances.
If true then the data retrieved can be used to apply conspiracy charges against those already arrested.
That happened? I don't remember anyone reporting it.
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CNN? Unless the Russians were involved, why would they?
My guess is there are some pretty incriminating comments on the site.
(This post was last modified: 08-15-2017 11:35 PM by Attackcoog.)
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-15-2017 08:39 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: I don't see a problem.
It's being used in connection with criminal prosecutions.
XACLY!
this isn't even in the parking lot at the ballpark of NSA, 1984, or any form of "overreaching"....
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-16-2017 05:26 AM)stinkfist Wrote: (08-15-2017 08:39 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: I don't see a problem.
It's being used in connection with criminal prosecutions.
XACLY!
this isn't even in the parking lot at the ballpark of NSA, 1984, or any form of "overreaching"....
You have to note the only people complaining are the ones who if Trump came out in 10 minutes and announced he had created a cure for cancer and had passed legislation that it only cost $5 they would complain about price fixing and the fact that he had put all the cancer researchers out of work. TDS is strong with that bunch.
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08-16-2017 09:11 AM |
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
(08-16-2017 09:11 AM)Kaplony Wrote: (08-16-2017 05:26 AM)stinkfist Wrote: (08-15-2017 08:39 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: I don't see a problem.
It's being used in connection with criminal prosecutions.
XACLY!
this isn't even in the parking lot at the ballpark of NSA, 1984, or any form of "overreaching"....
You have to note the only people complaining are the ones who if Trump came out in 10 minutes and announced he had created a cure for cancer and had passed legislation that it only cost $5 they would complain about price fixing and the fact that he had put all the cancer researchers out of work. TDS is strong with that bunch.
He couldn't even spell chemistry, but that would be nice.
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08-16-2017 09:18 AM |
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Paul M
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
Being consistent isn't any derangement syndrome. Flip flopping however is.
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08-16-2017 09:22 AM |
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RE: DOJ seeking records on visitors to anti-Trump website, sparking privacy fight
I dont see a problem here, this website was instrumental in coordinating crimes on election day
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08-16-2017 09:24 AM |
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