Careful Where You Click
This is not for domainers. This is for anyone who uses the Internet. These days, that means everyone. Read this and consider it a warning to be careful where and how you surf.
You need to read this story from TheDomains.com called “Click on a Link, Go to Jail“, commenting on a recent CNET article. Basically, a guy clicked on a link to child porn, which took him to a dead page. Shortly thereafter, the FBI arrived at his house and threw him in jail for a couple of years.
As pointed out:
“What happened is this guy clicked on a link. He could not download any movies or pictures from the site the link went to because the site the FBI set up, had no pictures or content on it, so nothing could have been downloaded.
He did not subscribe or attempt to subscribe to a service.
He did not give his credit card or other personal information to the “site”.
He did not fill out any forms on the site.
He was not in a chat room trying to lure children.
He did not transmit any pictures to anyone, or send any images to anyone.
He clicked on a link.
He clicked on a link for something that is illegal.
He is going to jail.
The really scary part of this is that a lot of things are illegal.
A lot of things that many of us consider no really illegal.
Buying prescription drugs on the Internet is illegal.
The government can send you an e-mail with an offer to purchase Viagra and if you click on the link the Feds will be at your door.
You don’t have to buy, you just have to click.
It will not stop there. The possibilities are endless. There are thousands of federal crimes.”
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Extremely scary thought. I read this article and wondered what if people start spamming “illegal” links? What would happen then? Would the FBI get everyone in their little trap?
Eeck… Big Brother is everywhere…