Maggie’s Feds Order YouTube to give up names and addresses of viewers.

[lash]

…even those that didn’t log in to view certain videos

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/03/youtube-ordered-to-reveal-the-identities-of-video-viewers?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_pro_oth_20240401_aprilweeklynewsletter_paid_v1_1_171171097931&utm_content=innocent_Youtube_viewer

Excerpts:

YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers​

Posted: March 26, 2024 by Pieter Arntz
Federal US authorities have asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and user activity of accounts that watched certain YouTube videos, according to unsealed court documents Forbes has seen.
Of those users that weren’t logged in when they watched those videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, the authorities asked for the IP addresses.

But those video tutorials were not private and had been watched over 30,000 times by the time the agents asked YouTube’s parent company Google for information about the viewers.

In another case, related to a bomb threat, the authorities asked for information about the viewers of eight selected live streams. One of those live streams has over 130,000 subscribers.

Albert Fox-Cahn, executive director at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) said:

“No one should fear a knock at the door from police simply because of what the YouTube algorithm serves up. I’m horrified that the courts are allowing this.”

According to the documents Forbes has seen, the court granted the order but asked Google not to make it public. We don’t currently know if Google complied with the request for information.

STOP condemned the US Department of Justice for securing a bulk warrant to track every YouTube user who watched the completely legal videos about mapping software for drones.

John Davisson, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told Forbes:

“What we watch online can reveal deeply sensitive information about us—our politics, our passions, our religious beliefs, and much more. It’s fair to expect that law enforcement won’t have access to that information without probable cause. This order turns that assumption on its head.”

Warrants like these turn innocent people into suspects for no other reason than watching a perfectly legal video. The YouTube warrants are similar to geofence warrants, where court issues a search warrant to allow law enforcement to search a database to find all active mobile devices within a particular area.

These warrants turn the fear that certain online searches or your viewing history is going to put you on some kind of list, into reality. It also encourages users to use a VPN for even the most harmless activities and discourages YouTube visitors from logging in.

 

[lash]

For those that have trouble reading more than 20 words at a time:

Courts are allowing federal agencies almost unfettered access to who views what, based on zero evidence.

 

[Milf Dots]

For those that have trouble reading more than 20 words at a time:

Courts are allowing federal agencies almost unfettered access to who views what, based on zero evidence.

Exactly- because many state supreme court judges, and many federal court judges, live in echo chambers wherein they believe government is fair and trustworthy.

 

[W54/XM-388]

Exactly- because many state supreme court judges, and many federal court judges, live in echo chambers wherein they believe government is fair and trustworthy.

I'd say they are fully in on it.
The Judges would just be raving idiots without a bunch of Uniform Hangers with guns to go do what they say
The government controls the Uniform Hangers
So the Judges have an unholy alliance with the government and the Uniform Hangers to pretend to do "justice" but be all about enslaving the citizens.

 

[EddieNFL]

For those that have trouble reading more than 20 words at a time:

Courts are allowing federal agencies almost unfettered access to who views what, based on zero evidence.

 

[lash]

View attachment 8386616

I agree that many of us here are completely not shocked about this, but it’s extremely saddening to me that we’ve all been conditioned to accept this as what it is. Myself included.

Then there’s an absolute majority of folks that don’t realize this and find it hard to believe, thinking only that the feds wouldn’t do this except to ‘protect the children’.

 

[_Windrider_]

What videos? Asking for a friend that doesn’t want to be excluded from the list

 

[RUTGERS95]

what vids?

and this is sum bs!

 

[7.62willdo]

Don’t bother asking if your on this site your already on most if not all the lists……..

what vids?

and this is sum bs!

 

[Jgunner]

What videos? Asking for a friend that doesn’t want to be excluded from the list

I too am curious what the videos are about

 

[cas6969]

Marlon Brando says so.

 

[OREGUN]

Wait, people LOG IN to YouTube?!

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

All five branches are corrupt
The judicial
The executive
The legislative
The alphabet
The media (Pravda)

 

[Makinchips208]

At least the Bear Pit is free from corruption.

 

[db2000]

View attachment 8386616

Exactly. This pretty much sums up everything posted that the feds do. I’m not sure why anyone is even remotely surprised.
If you’re realizing this off the Hide your 1000 steps behind. Jesus.

 

[lash]

what vids?

and this is sum bs!

I too am curious what the videos are about

I don’t know exactly, here’s from the article:

. As part of the investigation, agents sent the suspect links to tutorials on YouTube about mapping via drones and augmented reality software.Then they asked YouTube to send them data about the people that watched that video(s).

But those video tutorials were not private and had been watched over 30,000 times by the time the agents asked YouTube’s parent company Google for information about the viewers.

 

[xxflyingturtlexx]

what vids?

and this is sum bs!

One video was about a dude doing a yt vid about making the other one was something meniscal i do not recall. I watched it on Redacted on yt probably that channel itself is enough to put me on every list possible

 

[xxflyingturtlexx]

Wait, people LOG IN to YouTube?!

Well that is the thing; they asked for non log-ins too which is frightening

 

[Jgunner]

One video was about a dude doing a yt vid about making the other one was something meniscal i do not recall. I watched it on Redacted on yt probably that channel itself is enough to put me on every list possible

I figured the first one in that list.

 

[OREGUN]

Well that is the thing; they asked for non log-ins too which is frightening

That last sentence about “encouraging VPNS and discouraging log-ins” caught me by surprise. ABSOLUTELY everything you do online is recorded, traceable, collected as data points, used to market you or to you, etc. But why the fuck would you log on to you tube? It’s along the same lines as who the fuck clicks the “share” button on pornhub?

 

[LuckyDuck]

Maybe it's just me but this strikes me as the 'latest and greatest' digital version of the "Stop and Frisk" with even looser probable cause requirements than the flawed previous version had. Essentially the legal threshold now becomes all participants are 'guilty by association' as if it were a RICO case just because they had too much to think by listening to contrary opinions and the concept of 'due process' is a term used by figurative 'dinosaurs'.

So after stating the obvious- I haven't a clue on where 'we' go from here but I'm struggling to remain optimistic on our current glide path.

-LD

​

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

Wonder if they would reciprocate by allowing us to watch their backroom deals, or professional curtsy dances?

 

[lonegunman762x51]

All socialism is hate, evil and intolerance as a religion. They require a police state to survive and to enslave and abuse all who object to their evil policies.

The thing is, the police ALWAYS comply and help evil people in power to horrible things to citizens. Hitler didn't change the cops, he simply changed the laws and the cops happily complied and rounded up Jews and dissidents.

Always remember that.