Re: How to Handle ISPs Who Turn a Blind Eye to Criminal Activity?

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007, Joel Jaeggli wrote:
> Gadi,
>
> Gadi Evron wrote:
>
> > The time soon approaches when we need to clean house if we are to "clean
> > the net". I suppose we may as well start with the lower-hanging fruit
> > because the very idea of cleaning the net is propostrous.
> >
> > There is no reason to gun for businesses, but if the businesses are in
> > fact criminal (which is surprisingly easily defined, think RBN), and
> > cause that much trouble, we can gun for them and feel good about it, too.
>
> Advocating vigilantism is simply not a very wise position to take.
>
> Taking the the power to determine what is and is not criminal onto
> yourself is in fact illegal in most places.

I quite agree!