[AusNOG] the legal consequences of ignoring compliance

[Sean K. Finn]

At the risk of incurring the wrath of various organisations,

We were just sent a request for more information about a subscriber from one of the various state police task forces.

The IP address that they requested from, was a VERY VERY generic Something at hotmail.com<mailto:Something at hotmail.com> address, definitely NOT an IP address.

Although provided within an established request-for-information framework, the situation almost always arises that the information being asked for isn’t even POSSIBLE to give.

On the odd occasion that we receive one that looks valid (Generally one in ten requests), and given the success rate of the other attempts, one finds oneself asking the question;

Is this request that looks legitimate actually asking for the correct information, or will we inadvertently give wrong information because the question that has been asked wasn’t the right one to begin with?

I’m *almost* tempted to frame (one of) the *requests* we received today and hang it on my wall.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-establishment, pro piracy or pro anarchy, because I’m not.

I *am* very wary of collateral damage caused by not questioning the questioner, however.

S.

(And perhaps I WILL frame the received request, with the price of viewing pleasure set and indexed as one cold beer).

(The above are my personal views and not that of my employer).
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