PacoBellJul 26, 2023
evacide

"EFF’s founding case over 30 years ago, Steve Jackson Games v. Secret Service, was in part a story about the overbroad seizures of equipment in the offices of Steve Jackson Games in Texas, based upon unfounded claims about illegal behavior in a 1990s version of a chat room."

Does EFF have a take on the kolektiva seizure and the future of the fediverse? You bet.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/fbi-seizure-mastodon-server-wakeup-call-fediverse-users-and-hosts-protect-their

FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server Data is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Users and Hosts to Protect their Users

We’re in an exciting time for users who want to take back control from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook. However, this new environment comes with challenges and risks for user privacy, so we need to get it right and make sure networks like the Fediverse and Bluesky are mindful of past...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jul 25, 2023 at 7:53pmWeb
Show threadeaterJul 25, 2023
@evacide is it only a take, or is there more action?
Show threadLuigi Jul 25, 2023
@evacide I was mind-blown as a teenager when I discovered that the author of GURPS Cyberpunk, the manual that caused the seizure og SJG computers, was the very same Mentor of the manifesto
Show threadVoronJul 25, 2023
@evacide old #ttrpg lore when the feds went after Steve Jackson of #gurps
Show threadGrimpen MarJul 25, 2023
@voron @evacide have that old GURPS book somewhere. Has a bit of a side bar note on the Secret Service raid.
Show threadBhoepa MeeJul 26, 2023
@evacide