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With all due respect to the named, accused subject of the article, I think it's important that new jumpers especially, see a real life example of what NOT to do on Facebook. I'm glad to say, it appears that person is not in legal hot water in this case, although basically only due to a technicality.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/...1a126de70_story.html

I'm not here to criticize anyone who has uploaded material like this, unaware of the potential consequences, which perhaps includes most people. Even if you don't care about burning the site for other jumpers, you should still ask yourself: Do I want my name and objects plastered all over news, while cops literally rummage through my house with a search warrant? At the very least... please... remove geolocation metadata before uploading, and make sure your media is not publicly viewable.

And if you know of someone new who is misbehaving in your community, I'll just add my $0.02 that there is almost always a positive, friendly way to connect with them and get them to change their ways. Unfortunately it involves time and effort. There's always that one individual out there as a counter-example, but I have not met that jumper in person yet.

Please be kind to each other and be aware of social media consequences. That is all.

Edit: typo

My house was raided yesterday all my gear, SD cards and camera's taken and I was arrested because of someone else's facebook posts

I saw a bunch of the Aussie jumps in the media and was wondering what would come of that. The impression I have gotten from Aussies is that it is even worse there than it is here in the States.

Would you consider sharing the links here? It would help emphasize how much publicity can occur, from unthinking social media use.

Would you consider sharing the links here? It would help emphasize how much publicity can occur, from unthinking social media use.

Australian guy dayblaze a monument in Bern Switzerland AND upload the video on a public website ....

https://m.20min.ch/...le-de-berne-28616858

When they raided my house my computer was on, my facebook was open and some chats were up on the screen. So because I was fucked over I have inadvertently fucked a bunch of other people over

I described some of this in a PM to Dadsy, but I'll repeat it for the public benefit:
1. even if your laptop was turned off, they could get all the info off it by other means.

2. that info is likely to include login passwords / tokens for Facebook, Google, bj.com, and other social media websites. So they can now easily raid those accounts too. People who are Facebook friends of the raided individuals should think about what is on their account now, and realize that the authorities will use your social media friends' accounts to look at what you share privately with them. I would never tell you to take down incriminating information, because that might be construed as obstruction of justice in some places, so act according to your conscience.

3. even if Dadsy's hard drive was encrypted, an Australian court can apparently compel you to give up the password.

4. one can still protect themselves by elaborate data hiding schemes (Link: plausible deniability), but by far the most effective way to protect ones self is to for people to not post illegal jumps.

Something significant should be dawning on people now. Unrelated Aussie jumpers, who may have PMs or facebook chats with other people, likely now have those chats in the hands of the authorities. Perhaps because of the selfish online actions of another.

AntoineLaporte, (for example) has bravely tried to defend the action of posting illegal jumps. And though I disagree with him very strongly, I appreciate him joining the discussion. If other people feel differently please add your opinion.

The case of a random bystander getting raided because of someone else's illegal jump is appropriate.

My house was raided yesterday all my gear, SD cards and camera's taken and I was arrested because of someone else's facebook posts