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  • 04-08-2011 7:02pm
    #1
    partygoer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭


    I see a lot of people talking about criminal past while also talkin about gettin a visa. Do immigration authorities check out these boards and are they able to get someones e-mail and i.p address?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,266 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    partygoer wrote: »
    I see a lot of people talking about criminal past while also talkin about gettin a visa. Do immigration authorities check out these boards and are they able to get someones e-mail and i.p address?


    Doesn't matter, I could say I'm just home from a quick killing spree, but that doesn't mean I actually murdered anyone.

    A lot of people say stuff online that may not be true, so you'd not only have the issue of matching a person's real life identity to their username (what if they have more than one account?), you also have to figure out if they were telling the truth or not.


  • #3
    partygoer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭partygoer


    Good point. Just thought I seen it mentioned somewhere.


  • #4
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,472 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    The US authorities scan newspapers and enter the details of criminals in various databases.


  • #5
    partygoer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭partygoer


    And wat about scanning of message boards?


  • #6
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,472 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    partygoer wrote: »
    And wat about scanning of message boards?
    Entirely possible.


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  • #7
    partygoer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭partygoer


    What about anonymous posters? Could they trace them?


  • #8
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,472 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Not without a court order. Some people are stupid enough to post enough info to be identified.


  • #9
    partygoer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭partygoer


    I was looking at the british expats website and there were lots of people posting incriminating messages about themselves. maybe its just too much hassle to get a court order for each one


  • #10
    slum dog
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 240 ✭✭slum dog


    i watched a documentary once about white supremacist groups in the uk and usa. the internet forums the supremacists gathered on were heavely monitored by law enforcement agencies such as the fbi. i'd imagine this is the case with some members on boards who have over 1000 posts defending the ira. im sure the intelligence services would be curious to know who these people are


  • #11
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,472 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    im sure the intelligence services would be curious to know who these people are
    Judging by other threads, the Gardaí are well aware of who these people are.


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  • #12
    partygoer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭partygoer


    slum dog wrote: »
    i watched a documentary once about white supremacist groups in the uk and usa. the internet forums the supremacists gathered on were heavely monitored by law enforcement agencies such as the fbi. i'd imagine this is the case with some members on boards who have over 1000 posts defending the ira. im sure the intelligence services would be curious to know who these people are

    I was just wondering about british people who blatantly post up that they have convictions and are goin entering under the vwp. Obviously they dont post under their real name. I was just wondering how easily these people are uncovered?


  • #13
    slum dog
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 240 ✭✭slum dog


    partygoer wrote: »
    I was just wondering about british people who blatantly post up that they have convictions and are goin entering under the vwp. Obviously they dont post under their real name. I was just wondering how easily these people are uncovered?

    somehow i doubht they would have the resources to monitor websites. im sure they assume the applicant is telling the truth. if nothing shows up on a background check it would be of no concern to them. but if the applicant is witholding information he/she must be aware of the repercussions


  • #14
    whydoibother?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 758 ✭✭✭whydoibother?


    I can't remember the conditions when I joined boards. Was there any sort of commitment to tell the truth? (Just to clarify I do) ;)Obviously trolling is out, but is a person allowed to have a sort of online persona or create a character?

    What I'm getting at, would the relevant authorities have reasonable grounds to take any story posted here as fact? Of course, even if they couldn't use it as an admission, it might give them a clue as to where to start looking for further information.


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