Israel's Supreme Court Says Yes To Internet Anonymity

jonklinger writes "The Israeli Supreme Court ruled this week that there is no civil procedure to reveal the identity of users behind an IP address, and that until such procedure shall be legislated, all internet postings, even tortious, may remain anonymous. The 69-page decision acknowledges the right to privacy and makes internet anonymity de facto a constitutional right in Israel. Justice Rivlin noted that revealing a person behind an IP address is 'an attempt to harness, prior to a legal proceeding, the justice system and a third party in order to conduct an inquiry which will lead to the revealing of a person committing a tort so that a civil suit could be filed against him.'"

Re:Topsy Turvy World We Live In

[zappepcs]

Perhaps we can hope this idea spreads out of Israel in the same manner some other ideas did, but quicker.

Hardly narrows it down

[Guido del Confuso]

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled this week that there is no civil procedure to reveal the identity of users behind an IP address, and that until such procedure shall be legislated, all internet postings, even torturous, may remain anonymous.

The occasional posting may well be tortuous, but the vast majority of postings on the Internet are torturous. Check out MySpace and Facebook to see what I mean.

Re:Even for torts?

[davester666]

I can't believe you even bothered to make this simplistic argument, considering you are a kitten-rapist.

Off-topic

[Anonymous Coward]

I love how every article that mentions Israel, even if only mentioning the worlds largest bowl of hummus or something; is directly derailed to a political discussion.

Business opportunities abound...

[rob13572468]

Isreali file sharing proxy service here I come! :)

Re:Nazis killed Jews.

[binarylarry]

yuo are antisemute!