Web hoster fights order to ID Trump protesters
A web hosting service is fighting a warrant ordering it to identify visitors to a site that encouraged protests against Donald Trump's inauguration. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) wants DreamHost to hand over the 1.3 million IP addresses of everyone who visited the the disruptj20.org website.DreamHost has said that it will fight the warrant because it believes the request could be in breach of political speech protections.It said the IP addresses, in addition to the contact details, emails, and photographs of thousands of people - which were also requested - were too sensitive to be released."That information could be used to identify any individuals who used this site to exercise and express political speech protected under the Constitution's First Amendment," said a statement by the ...