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   翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 11-Dec-2023 01:28:25 JST 翠星石

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   • Phil M0OFX
   @philpem The article seems to refer to the entirely optional feature where you can provide your login details so someone at Sci-Hub can download missing articles.
   
   If you use Tor Browser in safest mode, you're safe (they don't even get your IP address), but the UK police won't tell you that.
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     Phil M0OFX (philpem@digipres.club)'s status on Monday, 11-Dec-2023 01:28:26 JST Phil M0OFX

     And that's another generation of students who just learned about SciHub and Libgen!

     Steals your personal information? Do they know how stupid they sound? What information could it gather other than your IP address and the paper you were looking for?

     BBC: Police warn students to avoid science website.
     https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-56462390

     Anyway, this old meme seems perfect as a response.