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The reason why it hasn't been shut down is because they already have ways to compromise it, so it's better to act like they want to get rid of it, all the while
by ping_pong 7y ago
The reason why it hasn't been shut down is because they already have ways to compromise it, so it's better to act like they want to get rid of it, all the while knowing that they can crack it if they really need to. It creates a false sense of security.
If there's truly a guaranteed secure way of doing things, the government would act a lot quicker.
- fishtacos 7y agoAnd you've reached this conclusion how? The sense of security in anonymity is not false as long as the dark web continues to proliferate its services. Your conclusion is invalid without providing further proof. If you want counter-proof, just visit the dark web one of these days. it's as vibrant as ever.
- SkyBelow 7y agoThis makes the assumption that the government has the ability to go after everyone using it to harm people, including tens of thousands of children, but chooses not to. Under such an assumption, one can no longer consider the government the good guy.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoThe USG routinely ignores crimes that would reveal sources and methods. Some known moles have gotten off scot-free while they were fed disinformation because it was more valuable to keep their adversary in the dark about what the US knows.