I agree that this might be a useful feature, but I don't agree that Fred
is the right place for it. Freenet the network is a global file
distribution system. If one wants to set up private Freenets, they need
to use a different node than Fred. Rather than bloat the worldwide
Freenet node with this code, branch Fred and create a 'paranoia' Fred.
Scott
> people seem to believe that it's not justified since the node may not
> have had the document available before the request, but frankly I
> think that's too fine a point for chicken-livered ISPs to grasp, and
> definitely too fine a point for them to stand up for.
>
> The MediaEnforcer attack is typical entrapment. However, we're not
> talking about real cops, we're talking about the shady world of
> corporate terms of service, where the Bill of Rights does not
> apply. As a point of fact, in oppressive regimes someone could get
> shot based on this attack. It's not merely theoretical.
>
> Anyways, here's what I was thinking: I think Brandon is right about
> getting private networks into Fred. But I think there's one more thing
> that would help. I think there may be a good reason to allow nodes to
> only talk to other nodes in a pre-configured list.
>
> This would greatly reduce the danger of attacks like the MediaEnforcer
> one. If my node only talks to nodes owned by people I trust, then I
> don't have to worry that some grunt working for RCA Records is going
> to connect to my node, drag an MP3 from God knows where into it, and
> then get my DSL service disconnected.
>
> Yes, I'd still be vulnerable to MITM and IP spoofing attacks, or
> sniffing on my ISP's router, but at least it's a step in the right
> direction.
>
> In a super-paranoid world, there'd probably be private networks that
> only trust other cluster computers, and then gateways that trust their
> cluster and a handful of other gateways.
>
> ~Mr. Bad
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