Kim Dotcom: US Military Had 15,634 Megaupload Accounts - Polidicks

[quote] In recent weeks the battle has continued to save the data stored at the now-defunct site Megaupload. Contrary to the image painted by the entertainment industries, untold numbers of people used the file-hosting service for completely legitimate sharing. Today we can reveal that not only did people at the Senate, Department of Homeland Security, FBI and NASA hold Megaupload accounts, so did more than 15,600 members of the US Military. Ever since Megaupload was dismantled in January there have been concerns about data being held on the site’s servers. While the MPAA and RIAA insist that the site was simply a huge piracy hub, the facts point to a much bigger picture of people using the site for countless legitimate transfers of files simply too big to email. As mentioned earlier this month, Megaupload’s legal team is working hard to reunite site users with their data, an aim also shared by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) with their MegaRetrieval campaign. As part of this process, Megaupload discovered that a large number of Mega accounts are held by US government officials. Today, thanks to fresh information provided to TorrentFreak by Kim Dotcom, we can reveal more details. From domains including dhs.gov, doe.gov, fbi.gov, hhs.gov, nasa.gov, senate.gov, treas.gov and uscourts.gov, the number of accounts held at Megaupload total 1058. Of these, 344 users went the extra mile and paid for premium access. Between them they uploaded 15,242 files – a total of 1,851,791 MB. While a couple of million megabytes of lost data is bad enough, another group – the ladies and gentlemen of the US Military – stands to lose much, much more. From domains including af.mil, army.mil, centcom.mil, navy.mil and osd.mil etc, a total of 15,634 are registered with Megaupload. Of these an impressive 10,223 people paid to upgrade to a premium Megaupload account and between them they uploaded 340,983 files – a total of 96,507,779 MB. There is no suggestion that any of these military operatives or government employees were using Megaupload for infringing uses but it is almost guaranteed that documents, photographs and videos are now at serious risk of deletion. More on Kim Dotcom’s response to the US indictment is published in our feature article. [/quote] [url]http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-us-military-had-15634-megaupload-accounts-120326/[/url] AHAHAHAHAHHAAH OH GOD MY SIDES

Well yeah, not everyone who works for the government is a mindless drone hellbent on destroying the internet.

[QUOTE=Mr.T;35305959] AHAHAHAHAHHAAH OH GOD MY SIDES[/QUOTE] I honestly don't think you are laughing

I love how the people enforcing this stuff probably pirate a whole lot of shit themselves.

[QUOTE=Mr.T;35305959][url]http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-us-military-had-15634-megaupload-accounts-120326/[/url] AHAHAHAHAHHAAH OH GOD MY SIDES[/QUOTE] It's not that funny

I can see how the ladies and gentlemen in the US army want to use megaupload services to mail audio and video files to their loved ones. I imagine that's what they use it for mostly.

[QUOTE=Sickle;35306108]I love how the people enforcing this stuff probably pirate a whole lot of shit themselves.[/QUOTE] Yes that's why we don't treat entities in industry and government as if they were individuals. That's why we don't see individuals representive of the idea that the group of them persuades. That's why the individual ACTUALLY representing the entity, like a president or the CEO, is a symbolic figure rahter than an executive function.

[QUOTE=sami-pso;35306174]I can see how the ladies and gentlemen in the US army want to use megaupload services to mail audio and video files to their loved ones. I imagine that's what they use it for mostly.[/QUOTE] I imagine they most likely were pirating movies when they could actually considering that even my grandparents know how to use skype.

[QUOTE=Killuah;35306219]Yes that's why we don't treat entities in industry and government entities as if they were individuals. That's why we don't see individuals representive of the idea that the group of them persuades. That's why the individual ACTUALLY representing the entity, like a president or the CEO is a symbolic figure rahter than an executive function.[/QUOTE] I just love the hipocracy of it all. [editline]26th March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=sami-pso;35306174]I can see how the ladies and gentlemen in the US army want to use megaupload services to mail audio and video files to their loved ones. I imagine that's what they use it for mostly.[/QUOTE] I would probably use it for porn or something.

Would be funny [I]if[/I] some of the data uploaded under the government is illegal.

I blame entertainment and record industry for all the evil and manipulation.

[QUOTE=Appolox;35306511]I blame entertainment and record industry for all the evil and manipulation.[/QUOTE] I blame greedy cunts. Same shit

[QUOTE=scout1;35306112]It's not that funny[/QUOTE] mr.t over reacts to everything

Holy crap, so a couple of charges to Kim over illegal content on the site are in question i guess that means every count against him is defunct now

[QUOTE=frankie penis;35307332]mr.t over reacts to everything[/QUOTE] THIS IS SO TRUE AAAAAHHAAHAHAHAAAAHHAH OH GOD MY SIDES

[quote] US government officials. [/quote][quote] an impressive 10,223 paid to premium[/quote] [quote]Between them they uploaded 15,242 files – a total of 1,851,791 MB.[/quote] 1.85 TB [quote] US Military [/quote][quote]10,223 paid to premium[/quote] [quote]between them they uploaded 340,983 files – a total of 96,507,779 MB.[/quote] 96.5 TB Almost 100 Terabytes of data, seems like they liked the site.

[QUOTE=sami-pso;35306174]I can see how the ladies and gentlemen in the US army want to use megaupload services to mail audio and video files to their loved ones. I imagine that's what they use it for mostly.[/QUOTE] Um..not always.. U.S. Army Infantryman and proud user of mega upload right here. I like free shit. Especially movies and music and stuff.

Well... Erm, gutted.

Yet this all empty, pointless banter does nothing for his case. Even if it did, he still has the money laundering, racketeering, embezzlement, et cetera, et cetera.

yep this article is really.. funny

[quote][B]While the MPAA and RIAA insist that the site was simply a huge piracy hub[/B], the facts point to a much bigger picture of people using the site for countless legitimate transfers of files simply too big to email.[/quote] Checkmate MPAA and RIAA

The RIAA also claimed that tape would kill the music industry.

[quote][b]dhs.gov[/b], doe.gov, [b]fbi.gov[/b], hhs.gov, nasa.gov, senate.gov, treas.gov and [b]uscourts.gov[/b][/quote] Am I the only one that thinks it's odd that the same agencies that brought Megaupload down had people using it? This now seems like a retarded way of getting rid of sensitive files that some guys from the agencies listed might have uploaded, because that would make a little more sense then "Oh lawd Megaupload is a piracy giant!"

[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;35312382]Am I the only one that thinks it's odd that the same agencies that brought Megaupload down had people using it? This now seems like a retarded way of getting rid of sensitive files that some guys from the agencies listed might have uploaded, because that would make a little more sense then "Oh lawd Megaupload is a piracy giant!"[/QUOTE] Its a public domain, anyone can use it.

[QUOTE]15,600 members of the US Military[/QUOTE] Wait, they're like, people? Who use the internet? Oh my god!

[QUOTE=areolop;35312980]Its a public domain, anyone can use it.[/QUOTE] Where in what I said did you get the assumption that I don't believe it's a public domain?

[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;35313059] Where in what I said did you get the assumption that I don't believe it's a public domain?[/QUOTE] [B]anyone can use it.[/B] I mean, EVERYONE used it.

[QUOTE=areolop;35313077][B]anyone can use it.[/B] I mean, EVERYONE used it.[/QUOTE] Holy fuck. I know this. I simply stated, what if a person or persons from the aforementioned agencies uploaded something to it of severe importance or secrecy, and what if the whole removal of megaupload from the internet was because of a stupid order to seize everything in order to get those miniscule amount of files. This is what I was trying to say, I was not saying that because a person worked with those agencies that they couldn't have done it.

Why was the military storing stuff on megaupload?

[QUOTE=gav618;35313150]Why was the military storing stuff on megaupload?[/QUOTE] Hopefully not the military itself, just individuals in the military. Although that'd be hilarious if some of them stored classified documents on there like an idiot. .. which they probably did.