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Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by anonymfus on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:52PM (#37924373)
"Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation occurs in relation to, or involving any benefit authorized, transported, transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection with, a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 )), or affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both."

So if you are doing things purely for anonymity it's OK, but if you are registering many email addresses to overcome email service's per account free storage limit, or if you order sex toy delivery for new identity to get a first buyer's discount multiple times, then as I understand that could be a wire fraud.

Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by hattmall on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @12:12AM (#37924774)
Sounds like using an Adblocker could technically constitute wire fraud. Especially if the service offers a paid version without ads.
Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by anonymfus on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @11:19AM (#37929910)
I think no, as the clause says "transmits or causes to be transmitted", while ad blocking extensions block specific transmissions. But may be if you use such extension to block a disclaimer on paywalled website which obscures "read more" button, and press that button, causing website to transmit to you a paywalled content, that would be a wire fraud.
Re:Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme by hattmall on Friday October 27, 2023 @10:25PM (#38046515)
Yeah, I guess the question would be if the ad blocker modifies anything that results in two way transmission.