Would this be legal? Would the DEA and other law enforcement agencies across the globe have authority to take down a server on a private island?
Running a DNM from a private island.
Would this be legal? Would the DEA and other law enforcement agencies across the globe have authority to take down a server on a private island?
[56 Points] UDNM:
[26 Points] Theeconomist1:
You don't even need an island. Look up Sealand. This guy bought an old water fort or some shit off the coast of Britain in international waters. He set himself up as king and runs a big data center there. He even has his own currency. Lol. I assume they are still around. Britain has tried to extend their zone so that Sealand falls under their jurisdiction but failed.
[16 Points] None:
Host the servers on low orbit satellites then live on the moon or mars! THEN EXIT SCAM
[12 Points] cool_mas:
Most private islands still fall under the jurisdiction of another country. And if it didn't then there would be nothing to stop some country's LE from kicking down your door and raiding your little island
[9 Points] None:
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[4 Points] chodesmokers:
Did we stay at home and watch a James Bond marathon today? When you say from an island dont you really mean an "evil lair"..
[5 Points] earthmoonsun:
The US invaded Panama to get Noriega. I wouldn't rely on that.
[3 Points] inhibit0r:
Life will find a way...
[3 Points] Big_Daddy_Trucknutz:
You're still gonna get RICO'd unless you refuse to allow vendors who ship from/to countries where criminal conspiracy is a crime.
[2 Points] noonehear:
You don't need an island. Check out Liberland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberland
[2 Points] BrodhiRoundhouseKick:
Why not just run it from a ship,barge, oil tanker, old oil rig or something? Much cheaper than an island.
[2 Points] Tussthethief:
Make sure to run your dnm off a raspberry pi. I hear those things are unhackable and can hose huge websites too.
[1 Points] RosyPalm:
Unless all your vendors and buyers live with you on your island, LE will claim that since the actual criminal activity occurred in their jurisdiction you're fair game.
[1 Points] CB2222:
they would just shut the internet to the island...
[1 Points] meth_head_mike32:
Just host your server in Syria
[1 Points] BrodhiRoundhouseKick:
Why not run it on your own network like the Mexican cartels run their cellphones and such through?
[1 Points] twalker11:
Why not host it in North Korea?
[0 Points] WaltonTheGreat:
What if Evo admins are planning on doing just this with all of the money they escaped with??
They're going to make an underwater utopia where drugs are all legal and there are little vending machines all around and everything will be super rad.
Could this happen? (Omitting the whole Bioshock business with drugs and veins and underwater and utopia)....
[0 Points] Oldwisewoman:
would probably make more sense to setup servers in the territorial boundaries of a country who's highest levels of government are corrupt. DEA cant do diddly squat when local LE says "sorry boys, aint nuthin' to see here" and refuses to cooperate. the military would not flex its muscle over a DNM.
Depends, how big is your military?