On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 04:36:06PM -0400, jrandom at i2p.net wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Many people in the anonymity community have set themselves the goal > > of "perfect anonymity". In doing so, they aren't focussed on what > > users want or need, because most users I have met want "better", and > > will happily accept that in lieu of "perfect". > > Certainly, I as well. But you're missing the economics of scale. When the > adversary is actually threatened by such a system, they will use what they > have available, including brutality to terrorize the remaining users away. > Arrest or brutalize three users and you scare away the remaining.
Depends on the adversary. China is not the same as Uzbekistan. Despotism isn't black and white any more than freedom is. > > Or is the hope that the uncommitted will instantly rise up, spreading a > revolutionary wave of change? Does everyone know that they are standing up > to be a martyr? Everyone who speaks his mind in a hostile regime is a potential target. > > If the adversary is actually threatened, they may also put in the effort to > automate their attacks in ways that wouldn't be worth it for fewer users. As > such, as the network grows it becomes *less* secure. > > If intent is to help those who are up for the risk, their numbers are few > enough that low tech solutions are a better fit - get them plans to a $0.10 > radio transmitter, or work with groups on the ground to see what they actually > need. > > Perfection does not exist, but square pegs don't fit in round holes. Tech > that makes sense in the west does not inherently make sense elsewhere. Yes but... why does it make sense in the West? It is only necessary because the West is increasingly authoritarian and protofascistic. An *inevitable* part of that progression will be the prohibition of anonymous p2p. After all, it's mostly used for child porn, copyright infringement and terrorism, right? > > =jr -- Matthew J Toseland - toad at amphibian.dyndns.org Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/tech/attachments/20051007/53cf9260/attachment.pgp>
