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		Cops are raiding the homes of innocent people based only on IP addresses (fusion.net)
		14 points by AstroJetson on Sept 22, 2016 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

gumby on Sept 22, 2016 [–]

> a raid based on the IP address alone seems unreasonable.

Unreasonable to whom? If it intimidates people into switching off their Tor nodes, then to the cops it was probably worth it.

(I am a fan of Tor in case you think I am in favor of this kind of intimidation).

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