So why does this petition need my street address, postal code and country?
To help the FBI track you.
I support Richard O'Dwyer, but I'm concerned about my own anonymity. These people are crazy, i'm not signing this petition.
Petition to stop extradition of UK hacker
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Re: Petition to stop extradition of UK hacker
#52Why is a USA person (Mr Wales) petitioning a UK goverment about a action that is instigated and being carried out by a USA goverment. THIS makes no sence. It is like complaining to my local GP about starving children in africa! If you think it is wrong about him being extradited then take it up with those extraditing him and those who have brought these actions into being. Shout all you like to the UK goverment but a…
Perhaps it is because the UK is ultimately responsible for deciding whether or not to extradite.
Re: Petition to stop extradition of UK hacker
#53So why does this petition need my street address, postal code and country?
Because it's a petition, not an online poll. Because petitioner signatures are given to the petitionee, and should represent real people, not faceless internet folk.
If you're not willing to publicly support the cause, you clearly should not sign it. (Although you can choose not to have your name listed on the front-facing site.)
Re: Petition to stop extradition of UK hacker
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
Earning money via advertising is not a crime. Google does this. Annoyingly, O'Dwyer's wikipedia article is scant for information on UK charges & the reasons for extradition - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_ODwyer . If anything, it is quite unclear which UK laws he has broken.
Yeah, that's true, but Google also complies with DMCA.
DMCA is a piece of US law. Why is DMCA relevant to a kid setting up a website in the UK?
Re: Petition to stop extradition of UK hacker
#55So why does this petition need my street address, postal code and country?
Perhaps so that if there's a dispute about whether the signatures are genuine, a random sample can be verified to prove it.
Have you ever wondered whether you would have had the courage to join the protesters for freedom, had you lived in 1940s India, 1980s Russia or 1990s South Africa? I like to think I would, but who can say for sure; it must've taken courage far beyond anything being asked of us here and now. But we can at least do what is asked of us.