Slashdot // Secret Service Seeks Indymedia Logs

Gizmo · 01-September-04, 01:47 AM

sunbird writes "The Justice Department has issued a subpoena seeking IP logs from Calyx, the ISP for nyc.indymedia.org, after individuals posted [1 | 2 | 3] the names, addresses, and phone numbers of some of the RNC delegates. The subpoena was issued as part of an ongoing investigation of voter intimidation. As reported earlier in this Slashdot article, the Justice Department tried this before. Calyx, represented by the ACLU, responded, claiming that '[t]he only intimidation taking place here is the Secret Service intimidating people who speak out against the government.' [Full text of the letter available here] Read more: Indymedia.org | NYT"

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/31/210234

droeblek9 · 01-September-04, 12:19 PM

gee, this looks like it's gonna be a can of worms. if anyone can come up with a link that covers this story from a different perspective, i'd very much appreciate a link.

EDIT: something mainstream, that is (just shopping for different perspectives)
here's one: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18164

ÃœBER<>POOP · 01-September-04, 12:45 PM

That isn't cool. Putting personal information of that content in that context is dangerous. Those delegates aren't all politicians. They are registered members of the Republican party, chosen to represent their respective states. Publishing that information has put these people in real danger. I hope that whoever did this soon realizes the consequences this might bring.

[edit:] last time I checked our civil rights, being protected from voter intimidation was one of them. It shouldn't matter if it was a convention, or an election. That was wrong.

01-September-04, 01:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gizmo News Hound Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Floating among Data streams, waiting for the right moment Posts: 44,023	Slashdot // Secret Service Seeks Indymedia Logs sunbird writes "The Justice Department has issued a subpoena seeking IP logs from Calyx, the ISP for nyc.indymedia.org, after individuals posted [1 \| 2 \| 3] the names, addresses, and phone numbers of some of the RNC delegates. The subpoena was issued as part of an ongoing investigation of voter intimidation. As reported earlier in this Slashdot article, the Justice Department tried this before. Calyx, represented by the ACLU, responded, claiming that '[t]he only intimidation taking place here is the Secret Service intimidating people who speak out against the government.' [Full text of the letter available here] Read more: Indymedia.org \| NYT" http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/31/210234

01-September-04, 12:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
droeblek9 Warcraft Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 2,018	gee, this looks like it's gonna be a can of worms. if anyone can come up with a link that covers this story from a different perspective, i'd very much appreciate a link. EDIT: something mainstream, that is (just shopping for different perspectives) here's one: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18164 __________________ Last edited by droeblek9; 01-September-04 at 12:29 PM.

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01-September-04, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
ÃœBER<>POOP Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: The Hand-Shaped State Posts: 629	That isn't cool. Putting personal information of that content in that context is dangerous. Those delegates aren't all politicians. They are registered members of the Republican party, chosen to represent their respective states. Publishing that information has put these people in real danger. I hope that whoever did this soon realizes the consequences this might bring. [edit:] last time I checked our civil rights, being protected from voter intimidation was one of them. It shouldn't matter if it was a convention, or an election. That was wrong.