[News] Mega Ordered to Hand Over Users' Details to US Court

XianKaiokuKhardula | 26 points | May 12 2016 19:00:56

[News] Mega Ordered to Hand Over Users' Details to US Court | Megalinks MegaDB [News] Mega Ordered to Hand Over Users' Details to US Court

https://torrentfreak.com/mega-ordered-to-hand-over-users-details-to-u-s-court-160512/

[-] vicmu | 16 points | May 12 2016 20:51:08

guys, relax and read the article. They were court ordered to share data on a hacker. the courts could care less about your tv shows.

[-] heatproofmatt | 8 points | May 12 2016 22:06:01

true, but it still sets a precedent that cant be good.

[-] Lego349 | 16 points | May 12 2016 21:19:37

For everyone coming to the comments instead of reading the article:

UNLESS YOU WERE ONE OF THE 100 OR SO PEOPLE WHO UPLOADED HACKED DOCUMENTS FROM THE KAZAKH GOVERNMENT LAST YEAR, THIS DOES NOT EFFECT YOU IN ANY WAY.

the tl;dr of the article is that Mega is being forced to turn over the information they have on the people who uploaded hacked documents and files stolen from the government of Kazakhstan last year. Mega doesnt like it because they think it violates the privacy promises they make to their users, and the government hasn't proven that the people who uploaded it were the ones who stole it in the first place. NZ said that allowing access to this information for the purpose of this investigation is not the same as violating a person's personal files and effects, i.e. a phone or personal computer storage.

[-] SJobsiDead | 2 points | May 14 2016 09:09:51

But it sets a dangerous precedent that the government can even request IP addresses and force Mega to reveal them. Because you know they will eventually serve the interests of the RIAA and MPAA which is far more important than national security.

[-] juixe | 2 points | May 12 2016 19:49:22

How fucked am i?

[-] knoxtroll | 2 points | May 12 2016 19:56:40

Just the tip.

[-] [deleted] | -1 points | May 12 2016 20:39:04

c'mon bby...

edit: For the record, I'm not typing on my own computer. I use this other guy's computer without his knowledge...

[-] SJobsiDead | 1 points | May 14 2016 09:06:48

8 inches. Balls deep.

[-] horrayimuseful | 2 points | May 12 2016 21:11:13

So if our accounts were newer (as in made this year) the gov wouldn't care about them bc the hacks happened in 2014?

[-] cogburnd02 | 1 points | May 13 2016 04:21:20

NOTE: in the US, even if law enforcement gets your IP, there's still 'reasonable doubt' as to whether that means a particular person.

Here's an article that says that once you point out that IP addresses identify computers rather than people, the RIAA will cease a lawsuit against you.

[-] [deleted] | 0 points | May 12 2016 20:46:16

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[-] knoxtroll | 3 points | May 12 2016 21:08:24

No, but you might consider going to doctor about that.