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Not knowing what is on your node is not a
defense. It doesn't matter that you don't know for sure or that you
can't know. Only that you should know. And since you chose to run
freenet why is so outrages to expect that you should know what it's
doing?
Yes the government is responable to the people, but
the last time I checked people were generaly aginst aiding and abeting child
pornography distribution. I would suspect they would be quite willing to
convict anyone they saw as helping to spread it.
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> > Matthew Findley wrote:>Possibly so.... but it has nothing to do with > a project being open source, with having to build a test net, or having > to support users. > >It all has to do with what your doing with your computer. > >It's not the law's fault that freenet works the way it does. > >Freenet is trying to beat the system so of course the system is going > to fight back. Are you honestly that surprised? > >The number one purpose of freenet is to fight censorship. > >Who is the only organization with the power to censor you? The > government. > >Who is the only organization with the power to make laws? The > government. > >You really think they're going to say something is off limits and not > try to enforce it? > >Ohhh it's illegal to make drugs, but ok to sell or use them. > >That doesn't add up. > >You may not agree with it but if the government doesn't want you doing > something, it should come as no surprise they will pass laws that prevent > you from doing >it.What swamp of FUD did you crawl out of? Are you on > some kind of DOJ sponsored power trip? Are you wasting my tax dollars talking > this shit! Yes, if you have reasonable knowledge that what you are doing > is aiding or abetting a crime, then you can be help liable. But the point > of freenet is that you DON'T know what is on your node. It's encrypted. > As far as I'm concerned I'm providing a service to Chinese and Saudi dissidents > who need a safe haven for documents and access to news from other countries. > But the point is I just don't know, and I have no way of ever knowing what > my node has in it. It's certainly not the law's fault freenet works the > way it does, but it is also not freenet's fault, nor freenet node operator's, > that some people place items on freenet which may or may not be illeagal > in various countries. You, like many in law enforcement, forget that in > America, the government is responsible to the people for the laws it makes. > Yes, the Congress and Executive branch have authority as a representative > proxy. But ultimately citizens determine what should be law by voting, > litigating, and most importantly, serving on juries, where they can toss > out an obvious witch hunt against something like freenet. Whether or not > there is compelling evidence to convict, a jury always has the choice to > acquit.I haven't run freenet in a very long time because > I no longer believe it is secure, but our U.S. government has several systems > very similar to freenet. They are based on onion protocols and multiple > linked VPNs. Hmmm, maybe we should go after these? After all someone might > have put a picture of a 17 year old girl or boy up there somewhere. > Jeff Furgal > > _______________________________________________ > chat mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.general |
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