Comment by openasocket
2 hours ago
This is true for the general criminal conspiracy law, but be aware that an “overt act” doesn’t have to be an illegal act, just some action in furtherance of that crime. That can be purchasing a weapon, or scouting out a location. There may also be other laws in play depending on the specifics
Just having saulpw's physical address is already furtherance of that possible crime.
The commenters here are cute little HNers who think they have found a loophole in the law. They are not the first ones innover their head.
Spoiler: the law is written in words, and those words aren't strictly executed like in a computer program, they are interpreted by actual humans who can see what you are trying to do and will stamp it out.