Uk laws

[Sleeper143]

If they really wanted to catch small time, personal growers, they’d be members in these forums and could take their pick of people to prosecute.

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

im sure police have a ganzie at whats on afn from time to time.
but it would take more man power than what the police has police men and power to search and find us all.
but what evidence have they got ?
anything i have said or done here on afn is hearsay.any pics ive posted,are they mine ?
if a fishman posts a pic online forum a fish they caught was ya big weighed ya much.
there is no more proof that the pic i posted of a plant is mine,anymore than proof that mr fishman caught that very fish,and didnt grab it from somewhere on tinternet.
police will have much better results looking into instagram/facebook than afn/youtube history.
the police need a search warrent signed by a judge/jp.they aint going to sign off a search warrent (if only eveidence is a pic of 1 plant on tinternet)
but spose if one local policeman is really determined to catch a particular person(you),having a look through your window,or pulling you over in the car could yield better results than spending hours scanning random canna wedsites in hope on catching/tracing your ip addy and what you may or may not have posted online.
good luck n keep er lit

 

[matt6320]

youtube and goggle......uk laws etc.
youtube/goggle is the same thing,if it bothers you that much log out of goggle/youtube accounts.
use duckduckgo search engine (it deletes or dosnt remember anything) dont use goggle.
i dont have a vpn,i have a goggle/youtube account with umpteen playists of weed/hash/edibles/growing/plant problems/etc etc etc.
im not concerned,weed is the most illegal thing il be searching for.the police are so shit at catching online pedos theres about 10 vigilantee groups in uk chasing pedos on facebook that the police cant catch (lack of funds/being completely useless at the job etc etc) they dont have time
if it bothers you that much get a vpn £0-£20 a month then you and all the searching will be invisable...BUT bear in mind if police gain access to home and the computer in question then scientists will be able to read everything thats ever been on pc regardless of vpn or how many times the pc been wiped clean.
but then ya gotta ask yerself ....is the computer/the 10 bag/the single plant/the full on pro grow op that will get you in the most shit.
it is legal to sell police radio scanners...its legal to buy police scanners...but the moment you use it ya breaking law.a bucket load of stupid shit laws like that in the uk,that the police arnt in the slightlest bit interested in checking online activity for.
the police have to abide by certain laws to ya know.they cant just hack yer pc in the hope you might buy various things that are legal to buty and be used legally.they need evidence first before putting yer front door in.
thats likely to be yer brother in law that cant keep his mouth shut after a drink,or that mate that turns into a big smoker when its other peoples shit.
short answer is no.
dont use social media,,or at least have 2 seperate accounts/fones/computers. dont go to grow shops,dont buy from private listings on ebay,just proper shops.stop txting visiting dealers.
half way up a dealers driveway when a police walked out front door hanging off hinges........oops silly me wrong house,its next door im looking for,turns corner and takes to my beaters.
on my way home from dealers,a car is tailing me............floor it,ankers on quick left quick left that got rid of them.
half way up another dealers driveway....hmmm every light in the flat is on,looks again,hang on theres no windows in the flat and theres ropes hanging from the roof ? fuck they sas it into the flat as the front door was plate steel with bars.
having been a user for donkeys years visiting semi known dealers,that have been busted 1-20 times over 20 years....im sure my reg number and that of my mates are or where on police lists at one time or another.and if they have yer reg number thay got yer name and addy to.
sitting at the side of the road a scotter passes real slow does a u turn,comes back and chucks a bag of weed through me window.i thought cheeky fucker cant even say hello (probably as this is as dodgy as fuck) so i didnt wait for the second u turn,i just threw me folded up money out the window and drove off.
short ish answer is kerb all the shit that happens outside the home.
good luck n keep er lit

Cheers mate, i don't talk to anyone apart from a hippy friend who has about 12 plants growing outside! I'm not too bothered about getting into trouble, i just wanted a few opinions on whether i was just making it easier by you tubing videos to get caught

 

[Bob's Auto's]

loose lips sink ships

Absolutely right! Just keep us informed of your progress

 

[Miss Cheesington]

Generally the police doesn't monitor people's activity online, and they can't access it without a serious reason. My first reaction to getting into this was "omg what if there's a term that gets flagged up by my ISP or something" but that's not how it works. Personally I use a VPN (it's about £30 per year, most of them are around this price nowadays). I don't know how much you really need it, but it's a good thing to have if you're concerned about your privacy in general.

This is coming from a complete newbie to this scene, but if you look at the news it's usually dealers who are careless, and are already known by the local cops who get busted.