Wow, that is really good, and totally the way it should be. In the US they love to wrap up a case fast and easy so if they get someone, not caring about that person's level of involvement, they will get them for anything they can. Even if it just ends up as an accessory. I wish it was like how you said everywhere and even more so. I completely agree that the person who runs the exit server is not the one who committed the crime or offense and should not be held responsible for the actions of others, but that is just simply not how it is for everyone. Thank you for your response, I learned something new about a place I have never been to but always wanted to go, and now even more so. Stay safe out there my friend.
September 13, 2022 5:48 AM, "Peter Ludikovsky" peter@ludikovsky.name wrote:
The thing is you can try to explain that it was not you that was
sending the information, but unfortunately it went through your computer which makes you partially responsible.
Not in Germany, at least it shouldn't. §§8-10 Telemediengesetz define something called "Providerprivileg" which exonerates any transport hops from prosecution, similar to how the postal service isn't responsible for any drugs they transport.
Additionally, thanks to the CCC [1] a lot of law enforcement actually knows what TOR is, that it's only a transport, and thus usually the investigation into the Exit operator is pretty limited... unless they find something else.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Computer_Club
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