posted by Joe Polk at 11:27 AM /
People have asked Tom and I (and Mike before us) why we are so strict regarding our commenting policy. Articles like this help to prove why we must continue to enforce this rule.
Anonymous bloggers beware. You may not be as anonymous as you think.
Forward Township Supervisor Thomas DeRosa has won a court victory in the action that he filed in November to uncover the identities of people who posted comments on an online bulletin board that he said defamed him.
On Wednesday, the ACLU, which had intervened in the case, turned over the Internet Protocol addresses of six individuals who made specific posts that Mr. DeRosa mentioned in his court filings.
Read more: www.postgazette.com/pg/10224/1079435-96.stm
Anonymous bloggers beware. You may not be as anonymous as you think.
Forward Township Supervisor Thomas DeRosa has won a court victory in the action that he filed in November to uncover the identities of people who posted comments on an online bulletin board that he said defamed him.
On Wednesday, the ACLU, which had intervened in the case, turned over the Internet Protocol addresses of six individuals who made specific posts that Mr. DeRosa mentioned in his court filings.
Read more: www.postgazette.com/pg/10224/1079435-96.stm
Labels: aclu, no anonymous comments allowed, privacy
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