They have the (IP) traffic records and then subpoena the ISP. On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
> If it’s child porn you’re worried about, just anecdotally, when you hear > about someone being arrested for child porn, what do they say is the > offense? I always hear either distributing or possessing. In rare cases, > producing. So typically they get a search warrant and find it on your > computer. Or the find who is distributing it on “the dark web”. > > > > I suspect it’s like pirate music and TV. If you get a DMCA notice because > of Bit Torrent, it’s for acting as a server, because that’s how P2P > protocols work. It’s almost never for downloading. > > > > Otherwise everybody with a vSeeBox would be in jail. And in that case, > even the people running the servers aren’t in jail. Luckily I don’t think > they have child porn or snuff videos or animal cruelty videos etc. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Jan-GAMs > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 28, 2026 3:40 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT ABNB > > > > Can't you block in the router settings what web content can be accessed? > > On 10/26/26 06:28, Adam Moffett wrote: > > I'm not sure it doesn't matter which computer. If they downloaded illegal > content like child porn, then that content is on your device. I think the > law has a mens rea aspect where you needed to have intent and knowledge, > and the burden of proof is on the prosecution, but I would not trust the > court in regard to anything very technical like computer forensics. If it > came down to two experts giving opposite testimony, then you're at the > mercy of what a judge or jury *thinks* they understand from that > testimony. Better to never be in that position. > > > > I've been watching court videos on YouTube a lot, and I saw one where the > prosecution's expert witness turned out to have lied about his education, > and the defense counsel tore him up on cross examination. The thing is, > that jackass testified multiple times in court before someone's attorney > figured out he was a fraud. Better to never be in that position. > > > > -Adam > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> on behalf > of Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, October 25, 2026 2:25 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT ABNB > > > > Maybe I’m wrong, but I wouldn’t leave a nice computer there. And if they > do something bad like kiddie porn or terrorist threats, it’s going to be > traced by IP address and it doesn’t matter if it’s your computer or theirs. > > > > People don’t tend to use computers any more, and if they’re using one in > Puerto Vallarta it’s probably just to check their work stuff while on > vacation and they will probably have their own laptop and other devices. I > doubt even the fanciest hotels provide computers, or if they do, it would > be something like a laptop you check out from the concierge, not just > sitting there like the Mr. Coffee and the minibar. But I don’t have > personal experience with top tier hotels. > > > > What I’d think Airbnb renters would care about is good TV and good WiFi. > If you want a nice desktop PC there for your own use, I’d lock it away > while you’re gone. Not locked in an IT sense, but in a physical sense. > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, October 25, 2026 1:01 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT ABNB > > > > In the process of buying a fairly nice condo in Puerto Villarta. Will Air > BNB it most of the year. > > Want to have a nice computer there for work and want to leave it there > with a guest user account. > > I wonder if we need to lock it down to browser only? Don't want to go to > jail for something a guest did. > > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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