>>>>> "IC" == Ian Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> You are absolutely correct. As far as I can tell, they are
>> completely ignoring the subtleties. They have no interest in
>> sorting between "good" and "bad" Freenet users -- anyone using
>> P2P is a bad egg in their book.
IC> It is worth noting that it was never Freenet's aim to make it
IC> impossible for someone to stumble across the fact that you are
IC> running a Freenet node, yet your description of the situation
IC> gives the impression that it was and that there is some kind
IC> of flaw in Freenet because it fails to achieve it.
I completely agree with that. I regret that *IF* this MediaEnforcer
thing works (and that's a big if), and *IF* they do a simple request
for data and then bust you if they find the data, *THEN* practically
everyone with a Freenet node they can reach is a target.
I have zero faith in my ISP not to cancel my account if they get a
letter from a lawyer, no matter how flimsy. They have a stated policy
about distributing copyrighted materials, and I really don't think
they'd give me the benefit of the doubt based on somewhat subtle
technical issues surrounding Freenet nodes.
API> I am very frightened for Freenet because of this technology.
IC> Don't be frightened for Freenet, be frightened for Freedom
IC> (oh, and don't start now, you should have started when the
IC> DMCA was passed).
I think we're all frightened for Freedom. That's why we're here in the
first place. If we thought lawsuits or other network solutions would
work, we wouldn't have come to Freenet.
Me> Join the club. Until I figger out a way to protect myself, my
Me> nodes are off and I'm not updating Pigdog Journal in Freenet
Me> (sorry, folks).
IC> I am rather perplexed as to why you have stopped updating
IC> Pigdog Journal, since you never had anonymity with this
IC> anyway!
Oh, well, like I said, I'm not running any nodes any more. And I
understand that it's in really bad taste to use other people's nodes
without running one myself.
So, until I feel comfortable running a node without fearing for my
network connection, I probably won't be updating PDJ. Hopefully I can
make myself comfy in a few days, though.
~Mr. Bad
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