Judge Allows Sony to Unmask Anybody Who Visited GeoHot Site

[SifJar]

lol ridiculous. No way they could do anything to everyone who watched video/looked at site. They have zero evidence of any crime. I'm willing to bet that many people who looked at that stuff (myself included) don't even own a PS3.

 

[Maplemage]

And then they get all the IP'S of gbatemp........... :/

 

[Jeff88]

What's with all the cries and moans? This is a great comment that I totally agree with, note that its taken from one of the commenter from Kotaku:

Wow a lot of your are really serious about your IP addresses. Sony is basically taking a poll to use as evidence in the case.

They are not taking everyone who visited the site to court as many of you seem to have misinterpreted the article as having stated.

I see lots of angry comments here.. on a daily basis you hand out your IP address to numerous websites and game servers. I'm sure a good chunk of you visit shady sites and porn sites.. but when Sony wants your IP address to make a point in court suddenly the sky is falling?

I'm getting a little tired of all the pro-hotz anti-Sony arguments as they are just so misinformed or immature. What is the point of your stance anyways?
You want your favorite devs to be forced to battle piracy?
You want the proliferation of DRM?
You want to have your online experience ruined by hackers?

I mean if you feel so strongly about having Linux on your PS3 you clearly never updated it in the first place right?

So what is the point? What are you getting out of this?

 

[Whizz]

What's with all the cries and moans? This is a great comment that I totally agree with, note that its taken from one of the commenter from Kotaku:

Wow a lot of your are really serious about your IP addresses. Sony is basically taking a poll to use as evidence in the case.They are not taking everyone who visited the site to court as many of you seem to have misinterpreted the article as having stated.I see lots of angry comments here.. on a daily basis you hand out your IP address to numerous websites and game servers. I'm sure a good chunk of you visit shady sites and porn sites.. but when Sony wants your IP address to make a point in court suddenly the sky is falling?I'm getting a little tired of all the pro-hotz anti-Sony arguments as they are just so misinformed or immature. What is the point of your stance anyways?You want your favorite devs to be forced to battle piracy?You want the proliferation of DRM?You want to have your online experience ruined by hackers?I mean if you feel so strongly about having Linux on your PS3 you clearly never updated it in the first place right?So what is the point? What are you getting out of this?

Sony is getting my IP address, but they have absolutely no right for that at all.
When I visit a website, I know they can store my IP address. I agree to that. However, for a third party to demand that information is rediculous. They are not the police. They have my IP address as well and I don't even own a PS3. It doesn't matter that I already share some infomration with people, that doesn't mean a corporation like Sony should get access to that information as well.

 

[RoyalCardMan]

This is a political cartoon I made of the situation.

 

[retKHAAAN]

This is a political cartoon I made of the situation.

i don't get it...

 

[Maedhros]

What's with all the cries and moans? This is a great comment that I totally agree with, note that its taken from one of the commenter from Kotaku:

Wow a lot of your are really serious about your IP addresses. Sony is basically taking a poll to use as evidence in the case.They are not taking everyone who visited the site to court as many of you seem to have misinterpreted the article as having stated.I see lots of angry comments here.. on a daily basis you hand out your IP address to numerous websites and game servers. I'm sure a good chunk of you visit shady sites and porn sites.. but when Sony wants your IP address to make a point in court suddenly the sky is falling?I'm getting a little tired of all the pro-hotz anti-Sony arguments as they are just so misinformed or immature. What is the point of your stance anyways?You want your favorite devs to be forced to battle piracy?You want the proliferation of DRM?You want to have your online experience ruined by hackers?I mean if you feel so strongly about having Linux on your PS3 you clearly never updated it in the first place right?So what is the point? What are you getting out of this?

Sony is getting my IP address, but they have absolutely no right for that at all.
When I visit a website, I know they can store my IP address. I agree to that. However, for a third party to demand that information is rediculous. They are not the police. They have my IP address as well and I don't even own a PS3. It doesn't matter that I already share some infomration with people, that doesn't mean a corporation like Sony should get access to that information as well.

They can't do nothing with the ip besides know from where do you are. Google knows, this site admins knows, everybody knows. They can't just go with your ip and ask for your personal information. Unless your name is George Hotz

 

[Law]

It's like people in this thread don't realise what a useless number your IP address actually is.

It's like they don't realise how constantly it changes, either.

 

[retKHAAAN]

They can't do nothing with the ip besides know from where do you are. Google knows, this site admins knows, everybody knows. They can't just go with your ip and ask for your personal information. Unless your name is George Hotz

QUOTE(Law @ Mar 6 2011, 01:07 PM) It's like people in this thread don't realise what a useless number your IP address actually is.

It's like they don't realise how constantly it changes, either.

Seriously, just give up... No one in this thread will understand how silly they are being

 

[RoyalCardMan]

This is a political cartoon I made of the situation.

i don't get it...

Well, if you looked at it closely, it makes perfect sense.
The left side guy is the government, and he says he votes for the highest bidder, meaning they help the people with the most money.
The table is the court, which stands on the broken stand, which represents the values are very "broken".

 

[RoyalCardMan]

They can't do nothing with the ip besides know from where do you are. Google knows, this site admins knows, everybody knows. They can't just go with your ip and ask for your personal information. Unless your name is George Hotz

QUOTE(Law @ Mar 6 2011, 01:07 PM) It's like people in this thread don't realise what a useless number your IP address actually is.

It's like they don't realise how constantly it changes, either.

Seriously, just give up... No one in this thread will understand how silly they are being

I would agree. Some of the people in these forums just don't like admitting the truth.

 

[retKHAAAN]

They can't do nothing with the ip besides know from where do you are. Google knows, this site admins knows, everybody knows. They can't just go with your ip and ask for your personal information. Unless your name is George Hotz

QUOTE(Law @ Mar 6 2011, 01:07 PM) It's like people in this thread don't realise what a useless number your IP address actually is.

It's like they don't realise how constantly it changes, either.

Seriously, just give up... No one in this thread will understand how silly they are being

I would agree. Some of the people in these forums just don't like admitting the truth.

would you mind stating the "truth" so that the few of us who disagree with you might have a better chance at understanding the situation?

and...holy double post cardman

 

[Law]

This is a political cartoon I made of the situation.

i don't get it...

Well, if you looked at it closely, it makes perfect sense.
The left side guy is the government, and he says he votes for the highest bidder, meaning they help the people with the most money.
The table is the court, which stands on the broken stand, which represents the values are very "broken".

I hope you don't have plans for a career in political cartoons.

 

[antwill]

This is a political cartoon I made of the situation.

i don't get it...

Well, if you looked at it closely, it makes perfect sense.
The left side guy is the government, and he says he votes for the highest bidder, meaning they help the people with the most money.
The table is the court, which stands on the broken stand, which represents the values are very "broken".

I hope you don't have plans for a career in political cartoons.

Just the anti-Sony ones. Also I hope he knows that if he has to explain it, he's doing it wrong and that this was all a sick joke he's playing.

 

[retKHAAAN]

This is a political cartoon I made of the situation.

i don't get it...

Well, if you looked at it closely, it makes perfect sense.
The left side guy is the government, and he says he votes for the highest bidder, meaning they help the people with the most money.
The table is the court, which stands on the broken stand, which represents the values are very "broken".

I hope you don't have plans for a career in political cartoons.

Just the anti-Sony ones. Also I hope he knows that if he has to explain it, he's doing it wrong and that this was all a sick joke he's playing.

it's a good thing he took the time to explain it

I completely misunderstood it...

I thought the two sides were voting on the popularity of items on Ebay via their smartphones and that the court stood for a retro, funky table and some matching chairs.

 

[Uncle FEFL]

Citizens of the United States really need to give the central government a lesson in "privacy," and how it relates to our rights as United States citizens. Whether we should be afraid if we wronged or not is not in question, it's the principle of allowing others to intentionally look into our personal matters.

This is bullshit. The true Uncle does not approve (pun intended).

 

[godreborn]

this could be the death knell of sony. it's unlikely that their invasion of privacy will be known only to those in the gaming sector. I envision massive boycots of sony tvs, cameras, and the junk they call a laptop. I hope that company is gone within five years, and Kazuo Hirai is forced to hook on the street just to get by! haha!!

 

[retKHAAAN]

doubtful that their "invasion of privacy" will have any effect at all on their bottom line...

look at all the information Facebook sells to the highest bidder. They still seem to be doing pretty well... And they have access to far more detailed information than which state your username is from.

 

[Giga_Gaia]

ISP here in Canada don't give personal informations. So Sony can't trace me no matter what they do. So Sony, you may have my IP, but it's completely useless to you. Without the ability to trace it back to my home address and any personal information, it's just 4 numbers from 1 to 255.

 

[Maedhros]

ISP here in Canada don't give personal informations. So Sony can't trace me no matter what they do. So Sony, you may have my IP, but it's completely useless to you. Without the ability to trace it back to my home address and any personal information, it's just 4 numbers from 1 to 255.

What makes you think your ip is important to them? They only need the ones from California, anyway.