[tor-relays] case law on for exit nodes

[Rejo Zenger]

Hi Andrew,

Thanks a lot for the extensive answer!

> morphium may have been the only one to actually go to court. Most times
> the computers are seized and a forensics person analyzes them to find
[...]

Yes. He has explained to me there were two cases where he was taken to court as a result from illegal activity relayed thru his exit node. I have asked him for some more (legal) details. 

> There are at least two cases where the exit operator has been slapped
> with a 'national security' gag order and cannot talk about the case. In

These two are both German cases? - if you are allowed to elaborate on that.

> Overall, from a quick check of letters sent, there have only been
> around 12 exit relay seizures out of 1000 or so exit relays.

Yes. What are the countries for these cases? Are all of them European or does that number include US seizures as well? There is at least one Dutch seizure I am aware off. Do you know the reason for each of these seizures?

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