Good advice,thanks, you may get some alternative responses.
Understatement of the century.
Really, some of the technical and legal ignorance, know-it-all BS and outright hubris displayed by some of the other participants here is quite amusing.
The first thing that came to my mind by the way, was an incident some years back where I had some less than nice (but perfectly well-deserved) things to say in a blog (before there were blogs!) about the technical prowess of the tech support folks in the Philippines manning the phones for Linksys. A few of those folks, in a dramatically self-proving display of that very lack of prowess, left some personal threats on a web site. It was a snap to find those folks because the web site logged their IP addresses.
And it was a snap to have them fired, too. But frankly that was all amateurish stuff, "back in the day" when some folks though that hiding behind a NAT was helpful...
Things have evolved substantially since then and the world is fuller now than ever of people who genuinely believe that VPNs, TOR, free WiFi access, short-lease dynamic IP addressing, MAC spoofing, browser privacy or cloaking modes, etc. (along with the hopes of limited LE manpower) will save their butts. If y'all think the tools aren't in place to connect the dots, you're
wrong. The only difference is that the extra work involved may make the low-profile targets not worth the bother.
It is not unlike using a Kryptonite New York Legend 1515 to secure a US$100 bicycle from Wal*Mart. Try that lock and chain overnight on a Cervélo in East New York and see what happens.
So no, the MIB are not gonna come after you for sharing Marx Bros torrents but if you endanger wildlife or people and brag of it online you
could wind up finding out where the Three Letter Agencies' (or in some non-US cases, Four...) proverbial lines in the sand are drawn. Do you
really want to find out the hard way? Is it worth it to you??
Nota bene especially US users, as this forum is
not subpoena-proof. It's hosted on US -based servers run by a US -based company, and the folks who own the site are in the
marketing business. What do you think is the likelihood of a direct marketing business standing on supposed privacy grounds to protect your personal info? How many of you have actually read this web site's TOS and PP? How did you miss the part where it stated: "Profound Interests will cooperate with official law enforcement inquiries, such as fraud investigations and subpoenas, and will disclose your information when necessary to comply with state and federal laws and regulations."?