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Right, but just because its there doesn't mean its really there. If someone embeds a video in the blockchain, most people wouldn't see it unless they specifical
by benchaney 9y ago
Right, but just because its there doesn't mean its really there. If someone embeds a video in the blockchain, most people wouldn't see it unless they specifically went looking for what block number it is in, and then got a program to copy data out of the blockchain and into a video file, and then ran it with a video player. That fits my definition of searching for it.
- TheDong 9y agoChild porn possession, unlike most crimes, is intentless. Even if someone has no knowledge of, or intent related to, the possession of child porn, it's still illegal. A person who downloads that video unknowingly via the blockchain is probably morally in the clear, however they're very much not in the clear with the law.
- benchaney 9y agoThat is a completely valid pragmatic concern, but it is a problem with the law. Not a problem with the technology.
- gknoy 9y agoGiven that technology requires users, and users are bound by these "pesky" things called laws, I think that it is definitely a problem with the technology if the blockchain (or other system) can be so poisoned that all users of it would be rendered criminals.