cross-posted from : https://anarchist.nexus/c/technology/p/436078/dutch-authorities-allegedly-seize-vpn-server-without-a-warrant-company-claims-that-la
The authorities apparently got tired of asking and just went in themselves.
Canada-based Windscribe, a VPN provider, just said that one of its European servers has been allegedly seized by Dutch authorities without a warrant. According to the company’s post on X, law enforcement said that they will return it to the service provider after they “fully analyze it.” It’s unclear why law enforcement impounded just a single rack from Windscribe’s cabinet, but the VPN provider said that it only uses RAM disk servers, meaning anyone who would look through the installed SSDs would only find a stock Ubuntu install on it, so the servers shouldn’t hold any trackable data.
Not just that, there are devices to keep standard wall plug devices (eg a single PSU without UPS computer) powered on.
Hot plug field kit for UPS & non-UPS devices, demonstrated on a standard PC:
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I’m sure more kits exist for other cases, I’m just saying that the practical part of this process isn’t complicated.
Now, is the software written in a way that it wipes RAM if it’s disconnected from the network for more than a minute?
Idk.