On 04/20/2015 09:10 PM, Thomas White wrote:
If you don't plan on visiting the US anytime soon, you may do what I do. I remind them where on the map they are, where on the map I am, where their borders are and an illustration of where they can shove it.
I don't think this is a good strategy. You may do so if you please, but what Tor needs is friends, not enemies. I mentioned the jurisdictional issue here just because people should be aware. We send basically the same answer to everyone, which is simply that we don't have that kind of information, that we are legally not even allowed to keep that information due to German law, and that we are not interested in supporting criminal activity, but part of a charitable, non-profit cause for a free and secure Internet. We offer our help if they have further questions about anonymity, and we did teach several small LEAs over the course of time about it.
If you as an exit operator, or your ISP, receives a subpoena or a court order, you do not need to pay for a lawyer. You should react quickly, and cite the relevant laws in your country ( see https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorExitGuidelines ). Point to Exonerator so they can verify that you were an exit -- I doubt they do, and it is not relevant to the case you are making, but it is another friendly gesture and it might help a different exit operator the next time in an investigation by that department.
We're happy to help exit operators that are unsure how to deal with complaints or requests for information. If you play by the book, we will gladly cover legal costs. The thing is, if you play nicely, it is very unlikely you will need one in the first place.