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Tor Node Operator After Run-In With Police: 'I Can't Do This Any More'

Ryan Paul writes on ARS Technica:

Alexander Janssen, a Tor node operator located in Germany, has shut down his node after a second confrontation with police several months ago. Law enforcement agents entered Janssen's home, handcuffed him, and searched the premises.

Janssen was informed that he was a suspect in a bomb threat investigation involving an Internet forum. He was then taken to the police barracks where he was interrogated. After Janssen was released, a German state security official informed him that the detainment was a misunderstanding.

posted by Fergie @ 9/17/2007 09:59:00 PM