What ever happened to good old fashioned shutting the fuck up?
Nothing is secure. Mods can't read PMs, but law enforcement can. Never type anything that you wouldn't say in front of a judge. It can be printed out for their reading pleasure at a moment's notice. I don't get why people incriminate themselves so openly, and why others feel the need to point it out so violently.
not without a warrant.
for a warrant, they'd need probable cause.
for probable cause they'd need to identify a suspect.
can't get a warrant with "well, there's a guy on the internet saying a bunch of illegal shit"
judge asks "well, who is it?"
"eh, well, we have a screen name... and an anonymous email... and a bunch of various IP addy's... we're pretty sure we can narrow it down to about 300 people"
"well, did he produce an ID to register?"
"eh, no.... but we'd like a warrant anyways to investigate and waste time and tax payer money"
.... no judge is gonna go for that. it's not how it works.