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Google and Amazon Helped the FBI Identify Z-Library’s Operators (torrentfreak.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/607133

"It was fairly straightforward [for the FBI] to connect the dots, largely thanks to data provided by Google and Amazon, which led directly to the suspects."

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[–] Icarus@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

the domain name and email seems to be the easiest way to be found out like that, I've seen many projects go down just because of a domain name

[–] fu@libranet.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@piracy more reasons to self-host, eh?

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

i'm really not sure if you're joking 🤣