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>Here's a question for the techno-libertarians stepping up to say the government has no right to shut down sites like Silk Road...Where do you derive this suppo
by macspoofing 13y ago
>Here's a question for the techno-libertarians stepping up to say the government has no right to shut down sites like Silk Road...Where do you derive this supposed natural right for anonymity on the internet
Techno-libertarians would care more about the right of individuals to freely trade with each other. Anonymity is merely a necessary component of trading controlled substances under an oppressive regime.
I think most libertarians would agree there is no intrinsic right to anonymity.
- return0 13y ago> there is no intrinsic right to anonymity wouldn't the opposite be against individual liberty?
- john_b 13y ago> "I think most libertarians would agree there is no intrinsic right to anonymity." As a libertarian, I disagree. The ability to converse, trade, and move about privately is intrinsically necessary to support other fundamental rights. In my view, anonymity (which is just a special case of privacy where a person chooses to reveal no personal information) as an intrinsic right is derived from this necessity.