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Fuck the NSA. Dear NSA: I can and will be designing a fully anonymous open source distributed messaging system that is entirely secure even if you tap every li

Fuck the NSA. Dear NSA: I can and will be designing a fully anonymous open source distributed messaging system that is entirely secure even if you tap every line in the world. At the very best, you will be able to accuse people just of running the software. If you don't like this, I'd advise you that your only option is to hire me and/or pay be enough money to become disinterested in finishing the creation of the software.

JshWright 13y ago
I take it you're not a US citizen?
- prof_hobart 13y ago
  Or a citizen of any country that is friends with the US, or someone who is ever planning on passing through the airport of one of those countries.
advice4u 13y ago
If you succeed in your endeavor, they probably would want to hire you.
nanoscopic 13y ago
I am a U.S. citizen. I still believe in freedom of speech, as well as my right to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness". I am also a Libertarian, which means I don't believe in large government, due to the corruption that follows. So long as my goals and beliefs are for freedom and privacy, the creation of secure anonymous messaging is of little interest to the NSA. Will they "like" if it is intentionally designed in a way that it could be used by criminals? No... But I should have no fear of that. Just because guns can kill people doesn't mean you should use them for that. Just because atomic theory can be used to make large bombs doesn't mean nuclear energy is wrong. Just because pressure cookers contain heat well at pressure doesn't mean you should use them for anything besides cooking your food.
hershel 13y ago
Trying to blackmail the NSA ? please let us know how it goes, it could be an interesting story.
jacquesm 13y ago
> If you don't like this, I'd advise you that your only option is to hire me and/or pay be enough money to become disinterested in finishing the creation of the software. So, I think you just lost my trust. You're coming at this from the wrong angle, instead of coming from a princpled stance you're approaching this as a value proposition. Too bad, up to there you had my attention.

JshWright 13y ago

I take it you're not a US citizen?

prof_hobart 13y ago
Or a citizen of any country that is friends with the US, or someone who is ever planning on passing through the airport of one of those countries.

advice4u 13y ago

If you succeed in your endeavor, they probably would want to hire you.

nanoscopic 13y ago

I am a U.S. citizen. I still believe in freedom of speech, as well as my right to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness". I am also a Libertarian, which means I don't believe in large government, due to the corruption that follows. So long as my goals and beliefs are for freedom and privacy, the creation of secure anonymous messaging is of little interest to the NSA. Will they "like" if it is intentionally designed in a way that it could be used by criminals? No... But I should have no fear of that. Just because guns can kill people doesn't mean you should use them for that. Just because atomic theory can be used to make large bombs doesn't mean nuclear energy is wrong. Just because pressure cookers contain heat well at pressure doesn't mean you should use them for anything besides cooking your food.

hershel 13y ago

Trying to blackmail the NSA ? please let us know how it goes, it could be an interesting story.

jacquesm 13y ago

> If you don't like this, I'd advise you that your only option is to hire me and/or pay be enough money to become disinterested in finishing the creation of the software. So, I think you just lost my trust. You're coming at this from the wrong angle, instead of coming from a princpled stance you're approaching this as a value proposition. Too bad, up to there you had my attention.