the other day I was trying to report child porn websites and I found one that was fake and It said that it had all my personal information Can they do that ? Can they actually get some one's information just by you clicking on the website. Becase I'm worried they are going to come and arrest my parents beacause the think they did it . I can't get any sleep and I'm very periniod because on this. and also what are links to good websites that help report them.
2007-06-26 03:18:30 · 6 answers · asked by You're Not a wombat 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you are uncler of what I'm asking : I want to know If they got my information beacause I was not trying to commit a crime.
2007-06-26 03:20:50 · update #1
Yes, the website has your information, and the government can get it from the web site. What they get is you IP address, which is traceable back to you. Quite frankly, the government won't care or spend the time to go looking. I suggest you stop snooping on the web. You can get into trouble doing that. You can also get some nasty viruses.
2007-06-26 03:32:32 · answer #1 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They may obtain your IP address but only the ISP can give them Information on the person using that address at that given time. Most ISP's do not comply, and they don't have to, it's a right not a privilege in this case. it's a slim chance that the Gov even cares that you have a child porn fetish. Locally they may want to talk to you!
2007-06-26 03:28:47 · answer #2 · answered by Lil Bastard 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first post. If you are a child yourself, please do not try to find child porn sites to report. They have plenty of people all over the country doing that.
The government can do whatever it wants via the Patriot Act.
More than likely the statement that came up saying it had all your personal information was trying to scare you. It worked apparently. Unless someone has installed a virus or keylogger, even a data collector (certain types of data), then they most likely don't have anything.
If you have nothing to do, instead of trying to find child porn sites, go to http://www.stumbleupon.com and put in categories that interest you. It will take you to a lot of interesting sites.
2007-06-26 03:28:32 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Under president Bush's Patriot Act, they can now spy on you (obtain your computer IP address) without a subpoena or warrant. .
But! I would not worry too much. It sounds like you can explain your actions.
However I assume you are a child and if this is true, frankly you have no business visiting child porn sites. The FBI has plenty of workers in pursuit of this sort of stuff ... they really don't need your help.
2007-06-26 03:22:52 · answer #4 · answered by americansneedtowakeup 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If anyone tries, they can get your information from the net. google does it all the time, so does yahoo and the bank and so forth ... they know when you use your credit cards and they go over all your messages with your friends. they even know i'm answering this.
how? each computer has an IP address and it can be traced to you. the funny thing is that real hackers know how to hide their address and not get caught.
2007-06-26 03:27:54 · answer #5 · answered by joe the man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can subpoena your ISP from your IP number and find out who you are
2007-06-26 03:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋