Blogging

• SingaporeMacross

  3 Oct 05, 19:08

  I suddenly had this idea. If the government can catch errant bloggers, how do they track them down in the first place?
• CoolMyth

  3 Oct 05, 19:11

  Someone made a formal complaint, either to police post or station, I think.
  
  The government is not that eng to go and check this. Only when someone made a complaint, then they step in.
• winbob

  3 Oct 05, 19:14

  ya... as to how they track down the fellow.. I think its thru your URL address.. you know those... e.g 246.125.83.25.. every internet user has it own address..
  
  the only thing is that it is VERY time consuming to track down who this address belong to.
  
  first they find out who is the service provider..( Starhub, Singnet or Pacific) I think they are obligated to help provide the info to the police by law ..then thru their help.. track down who is using..
  
  Thats why regardless whether the person has violated via emails or blogging..it is still not a problem to track them down..
  
  Any one please correct me???
• SingaporeMacross

  3 Oct 05, 19:20

  I think it's the IP address, not URL address.
  
  Wait, what if I blog from a lan shop?
• CoolMyth

  3 Oct 05, 19:22

  I don't go LAN shops but I thought they will take down some of your particulars for record keeping when you use their comps?
  
  From there lor, I guess.
  
  Once police get official documents, they can demand information from ISPs with just the IP.
• winbob

  3 Oct 05, 19:26

  ..oppss... so sorry... ya that ' 246.125.83.25 thing is called IP address... so sorry...
• SingaporeMacross

  3 Oct 05, 19:31

  Originally posted by CoolMyth:

  I don't go LAN shops but I thought they will take down some of your particulars for record keeping when you use their comps?
  
  From there lor, I guess.
  
  Once police get official documents, they can demand information from ISPs with just the IP.

  but they dont photocopy your ic or anything right?
• ^HaRu^

  3 Oct 05, 19:32

  hmm... u wont really know what they do to ur IC right?
• CoolMyth

  3 Oct 05, 19:36

  Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:

  but they dont photocopy your ic or anything right?

  A name and some other form of particular, like address, hp no etc can be enough already.
  
  With a name, it is possible to find out something about the person. What more if you're talking about the police with official powers?
• leon_lai89

  3 Oct 05, 19:37

  Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:

  I suddenly had this idea. If the government can catch errant bloggers, how do they track them down in the first place?

  best is use ur frens com n post !"£$%^&*. then u wun kena caught
• CoolMyth

  3 Oct 05, 19:41

  Originally posted by leon_lai89:

  best is use ur frens com n post !"£$%^&*. then u wun kena caught

  Don't be cock lah....
  
  You think your friends won't betray you to save themselves?
  
  Siao....
• SingaporeMacross

  3 Oct 05, 20:43

  how about posting overseas?
• starblue

  3 Oct 05, 21:46

  so scared then dun post anything Asholic lah...
  
  ping shi bu zuo kui xin shi
  ban ye qiao men ye bu pa...
• SingaporeMacross

  4 Oct 05, 23:12

  Have you all taken a look at the lengths that people in politically oppressed countries go to just to blog?
  http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=111&id_mot=887#15135
  
  Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents.