Why aren't police looking at this site?

[Sweet Emily J 172062]

Something else, while yes CERB occupies "space" on the web for lack of a better term, it really isn't publicly accessible. It is a private board, only accessible to those people who register and are granted membership.

Your average Joe or Jane just can't type in cerb.ca and have access to the

board, and it takes time and posting history to get full access.

RG

 

Actually, this is not true, and most people don't realize it. There is very little that is "private" on CERB. Almost all threads and posts are available to anyone browsing the internet. The only exceptions are: content that members set to private on their own profiles, the social groups, the tiny section for elite members and the SP Only area.

 

You do not need to register, have a membership, or be logged in to have access to any of the other general content on CERB.

 

At the bottom of the main page it shows who is online:

 

Currently Active Users: 1535 (646 members and 864 guests and 25 Spiders)

 

864 non-members are browsing CERB right now.

 

However, that still doesn't make it a "public space" according to the law.

[mod 135639]

Cerb is not shown to members only. Guests are limited to 5 page views most of the time before getting the NAG screen to register but most of the site is indexed by google and can be read by NON MEMBERS. To participate on the site however it requires a membership. Still not a "PUBLIC PLACE" it is a form of MEDIA and has no physical "PLACE" unless you count the physical location where the data is stored on the server as the 1's and 0's that make up the site are stored on a computer is a NON PUBLIC secured building