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Posted by on April 30, 2007, 8:36 am
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Addendum: My website http://screwprivacy.li.freewebspace.com/ has been
removed for whatever reason. I won't bother to rebuild it, but I will
still provide updates as new developments occur.
Thanks for reading.
yh7t78@yahoo.com wrote:
> I posted a message to 7 groups initially on April 10 detailing my
> experiences with privacy.li and how they scammed me. I'm not 100%
> confident that this message is strictly on-topic in all of these
> groups, but I'm trying my best. They were all suggested as privacy
> related groups by Google Groups. I'm not trying to spam anyone. I post
> relatively infrequently, so I don't think this should be a burden to
> anyone.
>
> There have been some developments since my last post. I was ready to
> drop this whole thing until the guys at privacy.li started showing
> their true colors.
>
> First of all, they posted my personal information (or at least what
> they thought was my information) on alt.privacy and alt.privacy.anon-
> server. They posted what they thought was my IP address (turned out to
> actually be a Tor exit node) and other information. The link to this
> is
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.privacy.anon-server/browse_thread/thread/093ccb60f7b16734/ef73504778872530#ef73504778872530
> using Google Groups.
>
> The point of all this is that this is an anonymity/privacy service
> that has no reservations about releasing personal info about their
> customers. To those who don't understand how a proxy service works, in
> essence, the proxy service becomes your surrogate ISP. The sites you
> visit don't know who you are but a proxy service like privacy.li knows
> exactly who you are and what websites you visit, etc.
>
> They've proven they have no hesitation whatsoever in releasing this
> private data. The point is, I was cautious in dealing with them, and
> it paid off. If you sign up with them, you may just be putting your
> livelihood (or even your life) in their hands. Don't take this
> lightly. They've proven how untrustworthy and dishonest (and even
> stupid) they are.
>
> The post from the privacy.li admin serves a dual purpose. It not only
> shows the character of these people but it shows that I'm not just
> making this stuff up. They've, in essence, verified all the details
> I've posted as accurate.
>
> This is just the first part of the story. The second part also has to
> do with the character of the people at privacy.li. I've posted all of
> the details on the TrueCrypt forums (
http://forums.truecrypt.org/viewtopic.php?t=5893
> ) and on the Wilders Security forums (
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=994124
> ). The details are in my 2 posts dated today (April 30, 2007). I just
> don't want to repost all the details here. It has to do with how the
> guys at privacy.li submitted my e-mail address to numerous scam/spam
> sites and about the e-mails I've received due to their actions. I'm
> sure they had no way of knowing this, but I can show fairly
> conclusively that it was them and only them who could have submitted
> my e-mail address to those sites. And the dates of those scam e-mails
> correspond very well with the date I first posted on usenet (April 10,
> 2007). Read the forums for the details.
>
> I will also update my website ( http://screwprivacy.li.freewebspace.com/
> ) to reflect this new information right after I finish this post. Keep
> in mind that this is free web hosting, so I cannot control any
> problems that may occur after visiting the site. I don't think there's
> anything wrong with the site or any malware. I'm fairly technically
> savvy, and I haven't experienced any problems. If you have any
> reservations about it, just read the TrueCrypt and Wilders Security
> forums. It's the same information (although I would like to boost
> traffic to my site to help spread the word).
>
> Thanks for reading. I hope it's clear that I'm being honest in my
> posts, and I have nothing to gain by this except for spreading the
> word, and helping people avoid the problems I've experienced.
>
> Beware
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