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Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human by unfocso on Sunday September 06, 2026 @11:12AM (#49587262)
>Why is the Italian government not protecting them?

The Italian police wiretapped them for one year without them knowing.

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Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human by mdp2021 on Sunday September 06, 2026 @02:18PM (#49589266)
> wiretapped them for one year

Can you share the source? I don't have it.

Note: one big issue in the whole event is that this prosecution is happening without a transparent judgement.

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Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human by ithkuil on Sunday September 06, 2026 @05:24PM (#49591105)
You can read about the Italian police obtained the encryption keys through the Aruba colocation provider in the Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistici/Inventati

Italian Postal Police wiretapping (2004–2005)

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Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human by mitxela on Sunday September 06, 2026 @10:00PM (#49592974)
Did they prosecute? Or did they investigate and find nothing wrong ?
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