How will dbzer0 handle IP subpoenas?

I'm referencing this article: https://torrentfreak.com/film-companies-seek-torrenting-history-related-to-redditor-240220/

Given that they're expanding to reddit, I was wondering how dbzer0 is setup to handle similar requests. The legal help page for dbzer0 is just an e-mail address.

db0 ,

Don't know man. I'm not making enough in donations to pay for the server costs, never mind hiring lawyers. I'll deal with this when I have to 😅

nothacking ,

The simple fact that lemmy federates posts will mitigate the problems posed by this. For example if they want your IP, they need to go to lemmy.today, but for mine they will need to go to tchncs.de. If we were using reddit, they would be able to get everyone's address with just one request. The more small instances there are, the harder it becomes.

altima_neo ,
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I don't understand all of how federation works, but couldn't they just roll their own instance and just collect all the data they get from federating?

Lightdm ,

AFAIK they would get the info "which user said what". The source would be what ever instance you are from tho, not your own ip. So the owner of a instance knows as much as everyone else.

circuitfarmer ,
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Also, the elephant in the remains in the room: discussing piracy is not piracy.

tdgoodman ,

Saying "I pirated XYZ", though, is admitting to a criminal act, and can be used in court if linked strongly to a person through their account information and IP address.

prodigalsorcerer ,

I am the zodiac killer. I am DB Cooper. I shot Tupac. Jimmy Hoffa is buried in my backyard.

Come get me.

hemko ,

I killed Kennedy

MomoTimeToDie ,
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Don't pirate my achievements bro

skullgiver ,
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