On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:16:31 +0100, Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Sunday 21 Jul 2013 10:54:35 Dennis New wrote: > > On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 00:55:43 +0000, zeriani...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I know that there is a good reason for the content filter thing, > > > but it has seriously become an annoyance for a lot of people. > > > Could we get a radio button or setting to permanently TURN OFF > > > that content filtering? > > > > I'm not even sure it's a good reason at all, since it probably > > provides a false sense of security? Not only will it probably not > > filter all (or most) malware, which is a full-time job in itself, > > but if a user is not making some kind of additional effort to > > secure their freenet environment, they'll be inevitably doomed > > sooner or later. For all the rest of us, it's just an annoyance :P. > > Freenet's threat model is completely different to that of the average > anti-virus software. > > A simple HTML file can defeat your anonymity simply by inlining an > image from a server on the web. > > This is what the filter is primarily for. > > Lots of other formats, for example PDF, have similar issues, which is > why Freenet warns when you download them. If you choose to ignore > that warning it's not our fault.
This is exactly what I mean -- one really shouldn't be using a browser / environment that is capable of accessing the NSAnet. _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@freenetproject.org http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto:support-requ...@freenetproject.org?subject=unsubscribe
