Trojan HamFBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Fediverse Users and Hosts to Protect their Users
Repossess6855The US again continuing to flex its muscles that it truly does own and control half the world, as it so affectionately reminds us daily.
It is absolutely hysterical how bad authoritarianism has engulfed all modern governments. This isn’t remotely a left vs right thing or a US thing, almost all modern governments have become this way.
The person referenced in the article was raided for completely unrelated charges. It just happened they took the server and backups as part of the raid. Had they hosted off-site or kept the backups off-site, the damage would have been minimal. This article brings up a good point, but it’s not the nefariousness that the title implies.
girlfreddyCops took what wasn’t needed and haven’t returned it (that we know of).
I’d say that’s about as nefarious as it gets.
How do we know it wasn’t needed? What were the charges?
How do you know that it was? Were you involved in this case enough to know something the rest of us dont? Or are you just a bystander playing devil’s advocate?
MomoTimeToDieWere you involved in this case enough to know something the rest of us dont?
I could say the same to you. Trying to research it literally only surfaces what the admins of the instance have said. As far as I could tell, they didn’t publish anything concerning what was in the warrant, or any specifics of what crime was being investigated. The most they’ve said is that it’s related to a protest.
Beyond that, it’s basically just standard procedure to seize all or most computers and drives on a warrant since they can’t possibly know exactly which ones do and don’t contain evidence in advance.
So yeah, I’d would say it’s entirely reasonable to accuse someone of trying to stir shit up for calling it “as nefarious as it gets” for the sole reason that items were seized on a warrant and not returned while the investigation is still ongoing (presumably).