FBI Gains Access to Sci-Hub Founder’s Google Account Data

https://torrentfreak.com/fbi-gains-access-to-sci-hub-founders-google-account-data-220303/

44 4 4 years ago

See also: 556 combined comments between these two threads (s/Google/Apple/, but essentially the same topic):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27086290 ("FBI subpoenaed Apple for data of Sci-Hub founder (twitter.com/ringo_ring)")

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27152968 ("FBI Has Gained Access to Sci-Hub Founder's Apple Account, Email Claims (torrentfreak.com)")

Bellamy• 4 years ago

So there is ongoing investigation but are there any charges?

diebeforei485• 4 years ago

I don't see how these email notifications are helpful. Why doesn't Apple/Google send her a copy of the data that was sent to the FBI?

olliej• 4 years ago

presumably because the absurd laws the allow seizure of data without the victim being able to fight it in court also limit what they can say, in addition to when they can say it.

As far as Apple goes, disable iCloud backups if you're concerned about these extra judicial invasions of privacy

FBI Gains Access to Sci-Hub Founder’s Google Account Data

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