RE: Everyone on FD is now under arrest

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Gregory Hicks wrote:

> > Subject: RE: [funsec] Everyone on FD is now under arrest
> > Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 15:57:41 -0600
> > From: "Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>
> > To: "Blanchard, Michael \(InfoSec\)" <Blanchard_Michael () emc com>, "Oliver 
> Schneider" <Borbarad () gmxpro net>
> > Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
> >
> > >  Hmmm... Interesting.... If FD (or any other list)is hosted 
> > > in the States, are the users of said list bound by those laws?
>
> If the LIST is hosted in the US, I'd imagine that those that host the
> list can be bound by US laws.  If the USERS/correspondents on the list
> are NOT in the US, I doubt if they can be held to US law enforcement.

In my opinion (I'm not a lawyer, but I used to be an Expert Witness in
legal cases) the location of the list is immaterial. If you're American,
and you annoy someone without fully disclosing your identity, then all I
have to do is call the FBI and you're looking at two years in clink.
 
> (However, there have been some recent examples - within the last 12-18
> months - where people in a foreign - to the US - country were arrested
> and turned over to the US FBI.  And there have been cases where foreign
> servers were confiscated by local LEO and turned over to the US LEO...)

All you have to do, is redefine "annoying people" as terrorism, and you're 
all set.


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