At 7/30/09 08:31 AM, citricsquid wrote:
That would be good but poozy is trying to present that as a possibility when it isn't.
For a programmer, you're not seeing how the pieces fit together too well.
- Group of kids does something wrong
- Group of kids uses proxy to access email account
- Email address owner logs information, starts ball rolling on prosecution for the company physically responsible for the proxy address
- Company responsible for IP address is faced with decision: maintain privacy, or tell authorities who was using proxies to shield their identity while illegally accessing information
- Authorities find and charge who is truly responsible
But that's just the way that I'M going about it, however I'll admit I've stalled since Poozy's been taking on the responsibility (and far more successfully... getting a hold of Google for official logs of my email address has proved difficult).
Whether or not he believes what he's saying is another matter, but having the IP someone used when going through a proxy is useless.
Not entirely. A proxy only shields your true address at a glance. When it comes to subpoenaing for information, a proxy isn't going to take the fall for a couple script kiddies.
Even if he did manage to get their addresses, the police/fbi wouldn't give a fuck about some kids stealing a few accounts on a website, they'd at best get a slapped wrist.
It's kinda like when you're shoplifting at 13. Nobody actually gives a fuck about shoplifting, it's an obscenely small percentage of the bottom line. However, it's illegal and someone's taking advantage of a vulnerability when they shouldn't be. They'll be stopped just because the small-beans behavior could embolden them into doing something worse.
Harassment and child pornography are serious matters. They will be in some serious hot water, and if you refuse to believe that then I can't help you.
