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Porn user list leaked from law firm that pursues pirates

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Emil, Sep 28, 2010.

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  1. Emil Newcomer, in training Posts: 154

    Tens of thousands of Internet porn users in the UK have had their emails containing personal information leaked online, along with which content they've downloaded and shared, according to BBC News. The list reportedly includes over 5,300 names and addresses of Sky broadband customers, their IP addresses, and some credit card details.

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  2. Lurker101 TechSpot Booster Posts: 543   +64

    And I fully approve of the attacks by 4chan
  3. Trillionsin TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 895   +11

    These attacks may raise more attention though. Interesting to see what may happen in the near future... even though, I approve because I appreciate privacy.
  4. i would advise people who have received letters from these guys to seek a personal injury claim, .
  5. DokkRokken Newcomer, in training Posts: 275

    I'm sure it's easy to approve of this move when it's not yourself who has their name, address, and credit card information pasted into a torrent file. You appreciate privacy at the expense of others'?
  6. Jesse TechSpot Staff Posts: 315   +29

    It would be nice to see some payback dealt to the lawfirm, not the people they were pursuing legal action against.
     
  7. Trillionsin TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 895   +11

    If i am understanding this article correctly, perhaps I do mean what I said.
  8. @ DokkRokken

    When you are trying to win a great battle, there will always be losses and sacrifices have to be made.
  9. anguis Newcomer, in training Posts: 77

    people dont understand freedom until that freedom is revoked.
  10. hellokitty[hk] I'm a TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 4,017   +33

    LMAO 4chan is a force to be reckoned with; too bad legal authorities simply can't submit to their power.
  11. Wendig0 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,006   +51

    In some ways I think they have. 4Chan could be taken down for a number of legal reasons, though they are such a powerful entity that authorities may consider it a bad move to take any action against them as a whole. Plus, since 4chan has no memory or logs per se, it would be futile to try and prove anything against them.
  12. captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 8,956   +355

    I wonder how many children in the world say, if they were asked, "what do you want to be when you grow up", would say, "I want to be a copyright attorney for a pornographers cartel"....!

    This career choice has to be a step way down in status from cleaning sewers, or even robbing poor boxes.