Observing111 -> RE: # I HAVE a hobby, Mod Three: (3/6/2005 6:16:55 AM)
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ORIGINAL: sanita Mod 3, maybe i should be starting a new thread, but i have been reading Your posts in this one, and i have a question. what is the theft You are referring to? is it theft of ISP services? i am just wondering. i am one that likes to know how people are breaking laws, so i can make sure i know the safeguards. thanks. Sanita, what Mod Three is referring to is the use of what is commonly known as "proxies." Without getting too technical, and keeping it in laymen's terms, a proxy is a set of numbers that you place into your browser so that the web site you are visiting does not "see" your actual IP address. This has become quite common lately amongst surfers not wishing to allow websites to gather personal info on them. It is particularly popular when visiting porn sites, and/or any site you wish to keep your activities private. Is it "illegal" to use proxies? Ha ha, it's no more illegal than spitting on the sidewalk or driving 53 in a 50 MPH zone. Yes it's *technically* illegal in some instances, but in others it's not illegal at all. And as I said, at worst it's like driving 53 in a 50. These proxies are available on the Net on literally hundreds of different websites which offer them for free. To be prosecuted in ANY way for using a proxy(ies) is virtually impossible. The offended website would have to contact the domain issuing said proxy. Good luck there. Many of these domains don't even offer an accurate email address. And if they did, this would be a nuisance for them. Many don't even keep logs of said activity. And even if they do, bothering to check EVERY IP address which used a given proxy is entirely too much trouble for them. The only way they can be "forced" to cooperate (presuming they even CAN cooperate) is by issuing them a subpoena. Good luck issuing a US subpoena for a matter this irrelevant in a foreign country. If it were a matter of terrorism or a severe case of money laundering, or bank robbery or murder? Yes that's an entirely different matter. But posting a non-threatening message(s) on a BDSM site? Virtually no cooperation will ever be extended. So is Mod Three correct in calling said use illegal? Yes, technically speaking. But can you get into trouble using them? The odds are slim to none! Should you worry about using proxies to protect your privacy? About as much as you would worry about driving 53 in a 50.
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