Trumps DoJ Just Demanded Personal Info Of 1.3 Million Visitors To Anti-Trump Website

[babylonsister]

http://washingtonjournal.com/2017/08/14/trumps-doj-just-demanded-personal-info-1-3-million-visitors-anti-trump-website/

Washington Journal
Trump’s DoJ Just Demanded Personal Info Of 1.3 Million Visitors To Anti-Trump Website

By Brian Tyler Cohen
Politics | Published on August 14, 2017


Trump’s Department of Justice has requested personal information on 1.3 million visitors to an anti-Trump website that was used to organize protests against the President, according to Dreamhost, a web hosting provider.

Dreamhost, based out of Los Angeles, has apparently been working with the Department of Justice but has protested the government’s request as going “too far under the Constitution.” If the web hosting provider complied fully with the DoJ’s request, it would amount to handing over 1.3 million visitor IP addresses, as well as “names, addresses, telephone numbers and other identifiers, e-mail addresses, business information, the length of service (including start date), means and source of payment for services (including any credit card or bank account number), and information about any domain name registration.”

The DoJ’s warrant alleged that this information is necessary because “authorities will seize any information constitution violations of D.C. code governing riots that involve individuals connected to the protests on Inauguration Day.”

In a blog post published today, Dreamhost issued a grave warning:

“That information could be used to identify any individuals who used this site to exercise and express political speech protected under the Constitution’s First Amendment. That should be enough to set alarm bells off in anyone’s mind.”

Chris Ghazarian, the company’s general counsel, also weighed in on the request:

“In essence, the Search Warrant not only aims to identify the political dissidents of the current administration, but attempts to identify and understand what content each of these dissidents viewed on the website.”

The fact that a supposed “populist” President has launched a campaign that so blatantly takes aim at political dissidents is not only illegal but decidedly un-American. Trump’s Department of Justice may think they can quell dissent against his archaic, vile agenda by threatening the seizure of private information, but it will only serve to inflame the already ardent anti-Trump sentiment enveloping the country.

[TeamPooka]

1. I'm right fucking here President Ponzi Scheme. You want my info? Just ask.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Good gawd, will they stop at nothing? This is very blatant.

I especially like the last paragraph:


The fact that a supposed “populist” President has launched a campaign that so blatantly takes aim at political dissidents is not only illegal but decidedly un-American. Trump’s Department of Justice may think they can quell dissent against his archaic, vile agenda by threatening the seizure of private information, but it will only serve to inflame the already ardent anti-Trump sentiment enveloping the country.

[tblue37]

3. K&R for visibility. nt

[Angry Dragon]

4. 2017, the new 1984

and the republicans complain about big government


add: Is Trump now saying protests are illegal??
what an ass

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Government interference with Free Speech. . . . . nt

[SergeStorms]

6. Is Trump's DOJ gathering Nazi's information?

Are they gathering white nationalists' IP information? Are they gathering the neo-nazis' names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses etc?

YOU BET YOUR FREAKING ASS THEY'RE NOT!

This president and his fascist agenda MUST GO!

[furtheradu]

7. Makes me wanna sign up for Dreamhost😊

Never heard of themy before.

Maybe we ALL can sign up..! ..if we keep beauregard & trump-rusky-republikers busy looking at PEACE FULL anti-trump AMERICANS, they won't have time or energy to do bad stuff.

[Ms. Toad]

10. You don't want to.

Dreamhost apparently has been providing information in response to some pretty broad and overreaching requests already. They drew the line at providing which pages visitors view - a pretty weak line to draw, in my opinion.

Dreamhost, based out of Los Angeles, has apparently been working with the Department of Justice but has protested the government’s request as going “too far under the Constitution.” If the web hosting provider complied fully with the DoJ’s request, it would amount to handing over 1.3 million visitor IP addresses, as well as “names, addresses, telephone numbers and other identifiers, e-mail addresses, business information, the length of service (including start date), means and source of payment for services (including any credit card or bank account number), and information about any domain name registration.”

From their general counsel:

“In essence, the Search Warrant not only aims to identify the political dissidents of the current administration, but attempts to identify and understand what content each of these dissidents viewed on the website.”

Well - if you 've already given them identifying information, and the equivalent of a list of books you checked out of the library (i.e which sites you visited) I really don't care if you give them the additional - relatively innocuous additional information - of what web pages on the site you visited (the equivalent of which chapters within the book you read.)

[furtheradu]

14. Thank You for Your thoughts.

I appreciate it

[DFW]

8. Free speech under Trump:

You are still free to say anything you want--as long as you tell Jeff Sessions who is saying it.

[UTUSN]

9. What's the website, so I can register there?!

[citizen blues]

11. We should all visit the website!

If the administration is monitoring, it's a good way to say "F*** you!" to ole Donnie boy.

[NastyRiffraff]

12. This may be a stupid question

but which web site? I know Dreamhost is the host, but I couldn't find a reference to the site itself.

[RainCaster]

15. http://www.disruptj20.org

The Google is your friend.

[NastyRiffraff]

19. Thank you. n/t

[Justice]

13. I posted this today to DU administrators

[Honeycombe8]

16. WTH? Don't they have enuf on their plate w/o stirring this up? Do they REALLY think Trump will last?

Do they really think there is going to be a Trump running in 2020?

It's our duty and right to protest. I don't recall any violence by anti-Trump protesters (but I have a short memory).

I also didn't know there's an anti-Trump site. Maybe I should check that out.

[BadgerMom]

17. K/R

[Honeycombe8]

18. A lot of people visit sites just to check them out. Or click on them 'cause they're insearch results

It doesn't mean much, unless there are multiple posts.

[Doreen]

20. OMFG!!!! Their little Nazi pieces of shit murder people

and they want people who only voice their opinions? First thing they need to ask themselves is "Which anti-trump group?" Hate to tell ya this boys but there are a whole shit load of them around the entire world.

[Gothmog]

21. This will be litigated

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F10029462934

[demmiblue]

22. Here we go...

[maxrandb]

23. Hey you fucking Nazi Elf, you don't need an IP address

it's maxrandb, spelled M-A-X-R-A-N-D-B

PM me and I'll provide name, address and telephone number you fucking Keebler Fascist