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I love these sort of things generally from a technical perspective (I kinda have these fun day-dreams of a cadre of cool nerds and geeks setting up their own co

I love these sort of things generally from a technical perspective (I kinda have these fun day-dreams of a cadre of cool nerds and geeks setting up their own commune-networks against all odds in some distant future where they just have basic infrastructure etc)... But ultimately I always feel uneasy and reluctant to get involved in general decentralized type things as I feel like I'll just be facilitating people sharing/distributing kiddie porn. At least with Tailscale things are "private", but with this it feels like I would be part of the wider network. Will I be using my nodes to help route CP traffic?

lez 1y ago
You must abolish all privacy from the internet, and even then, you wouldn't be able to stop CP to happen. Good luck, Mr. Big Brother!
- aethertron 1y ago
  Does my computer get involved when person A sends something illicit to person B? As a normal user on the internet, no. That's between them, and the law only deals with them. With certain decentralised anonymous systems, the answer is different. Now there are legal liability issues, at least.
  - Lerc 1y ago
    "Gracious madam, I that do bring the news made not the match."
- linsomniac 1y ago
  The biggest reason I've never run a Tor exit node, either back when I was running a hosting company or now that I have unmetered gigabit (with 10 gig available) is that I don't want the feds to come knocking about CP and the like activity on my IP.
lionkor 1y ago
Anything you build will eventually be used for something illegal. The Internet should never have been invented, then, right? Same with letters, Facebook, cars, guns, knifes, farming, ...
- rixed 1y ago
  The dilemna is not about technology or not but about anonymity or not. Anonymity offers some protection against authoritarianism but also encourages some bad tendencies (no fear of consequences).
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TeeMassive 1y ago
Tyranny is more of an actual and grave danger. And tyrants tend to be abusers too anyway.

lez 1y ago

You must abolish all privacy from the internet, and even then, you wouldn't be able to stop CP to happen. Good luck, Mr. Big Brother!

aethertron 1y ago
Does my computer get involved when person A sends something illicit to person B? As a normal user on the internet, no. That's between them, and the law only deals with them. With certain decentralised anonymous systems, the answer is different. Now there are legal liability issues, at least.
- Lerc 1y ago
  "Gracious madam, I that do bring the news made not the match."
linsomniac 1y ago
The biggest reason I've never run a Tor exit node, either back when I was running a hosting company or now that I have unmetered gigabit (with 10 gig available) is that I don't want the feds to come knocking about CP and the like activity on my IP.

lionkor 1y ago

Anything you build will eventually be used for something illegal. The Internet should never have been invented, then, right? Same with letters, Facebook, cars, guns, knifes, farming, ...

rixed 1y ago
The dilemna is not about technology or not but about anonymity or not. Anonymity offers some protection against authoritarianism but also encourages some bad tendencies (no fear of consequences).
- deleted 1y ago
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TeeMassive 1y ago

Tyranny is more of an actual and grave danger. And tyrants tend to be abusers too anyway.