J. Eric writes:
So how do I prevent what happened to SJG, killer, etc from happening to me?
What gives you the impression that there is *anything* you can do to prevent it? The BBS seized in the SJG case did not have illegal material on it.
How do I prevent the LE types from showing up one day and saying 'hey, did you know there's a meg of kiddie porn on your machine and we're taking it all away'?
You can't prevent it. You can minimize the risk of it by destroying any kiddie porn you find uploaded to your system. Unless the kiddie porn has been included as part of an electronic communication, it's just a file, and not covered by ECPA. Nothing in ECPA prevents you from looking at any GIFs uploaded to your system, but ECPA does prevent your interception or disclosure of electronic messages that pass through your system if you're not the intended recipient.
Do I have pull my machine off the net and go back to pre-bangnet times?
Pulling your system off the net does not eliminate the possibility that it will be seized. Nothing does. --Mike