common sense, retard. perverts, hackers, and pirates all have a direct need for extra anonymity. saying that only pirates are “technically minded” enough to use VPNs is an absurdity based on absolutely nothing. whether you want to admit it or not, the same programs and technical loopholes that allow YOU to hide are also being used by criminals far worse than you. hope you sleep well at night!

[...]it can force ISPs to hand over the names and addresses of illicit file-sharers to copyright holders.[...
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How do they do that?

Last I heard that the internet funtions with IP adresses and not with names and addresses of “illicit file-sharers”.
All that the ISP can give (when the law really allows that) is a name and address of a person that signs responsible for paying the ISP’s monthly bill.
Remember enigmax, the RIAA does not get that one right either, that’s why they claimed that 80 year old grandmas were pirates or persons whose hardware was unable to run the software that was allegedly infringing copyrights.

ISP’s can NOT hand over names of illicit filesharers, only names of customers that pay the bill.

No, your right, I don’t know anything about pedophiles and their practises… I thought I made that clear. Care to share your information on how you know so much better?

And again no, to be clear my point is that piracy started with the hacker scene, and more of the general public have joined since the start of the internet. But because of this there’s a link between the technically minded and the majority of hardcore pirates.

I wouldn’t assume the same of pedophiles.

And as much as I don’t agree with the sharing of child pornography, TPB are right to let ANYONE upload torrents (as long as it’s correctly labeled).

Yes, 10 times! Google-translated article: http://tinyurl.com/cayl89

The norwegian Data Inspectorate, who once gave Simonsen their licence to investigate file sharers, has responded and say that in light of this new decision by NPTR they will now consider to withdraw Simonsen’s licence. The condition for the license was that the information Simonsen collected would be anonymized so that no one could be identified, and that further investigation were to be performed by the Police.

The Data Inspectorate also considers to force all ISP’s to delete their logs after maximum three weeks, to hinder people from getting identified. There will be no minium time to keep logs, and they suggest that ISP’s can start competing for customers over who deletes the log fastest.

“This is not just about file sharing. When you are online you should be able to feel safe that what you do is something going on only there and then, not stored forever in a log” says Ove Skåra, Data Inspectorate.

Lol, well that’s something you must have from experience.

Typically it’s considered most pedophiles aren’t actually smart enough to even cover there tracks when it comes to their computers let alone using VPNs.

The only reason modern pirates are is because they started as an offset of the hacking scene.

Yeh… you forgot to add the other anti-pirate slander… you know, that we all own 5 stack dvd copiers, give tech support to extremists, tell pedophiles where to buy the best camcorders & supposedly bite the heads off live kittens… not so much the last one but hey it’ll come up sooner or later.

Man these troll comments are getting old.

ROFL.

Nice try, but don’t you think that’s a bit transparent?

I’d say you’re losing your edge, but you never had one to begin with. :D