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> the governments would go after whoever hosts the APK. Have you thought about what that would mean in practice? Given that the APK could be hosted on multipl
by dane-pgp 6y ago
> the governments would go after whoever hosts the APK.
Have you thought about what that would mean in practice? Given that the APK could be hosted on multiple (TLS-enabled) foreign sites, a government would need a team of people to be constantly monitoring the web for sites containing the APK, who would then send orders to domestic ISPs demanding that they prevent their customers from accessing those foreign sites.
I believe it is also possible to share apps via Bluetooth.
- nobody9999 6y ago>Have you thought about what that would mean in practice? Given that the APK could be hosted on multiple (TLS-enabled) foreign sites, a government would need a team of people to be constantly monitoring the web for sites containing the APK, who would then send orders to domestic ISPs demanding that they prevent their customers from accessing those foreign sites. You mean like the MAFIAA[0] has been doing for decades? [0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/MAFIAA https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/MAFIAA
- dane-pgp 6y agoMy understanding is that the legal and technical process for getting ISPs to block access to a foreign website is one that takes weeks or months. Also, even with this power, I'm not sure how effective the MAFIAA have been at stopping people from downloading copyrighted media: https://www.mobiles24.co/downloads/s/96965-m1769-speak_softly_love_love_theme_from_the_godfather https://www.mobiles24.co/downloads/s/96965-m1769-speak_softl...
- nobody9999 6y agoI believe you're absolutely correct. My point was that any similar attempt would likely be just as unsuccessful.