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He was a professional conman (before he made money with mega by actively pushing pirated content) known for making false claims, so be weary about the reliabili

He was a professional conman (before he made money with mega by actively pushing pirated content) known for making false claims, so be weary about the reliability of his encryption claims.

busterarm 12y ago
Also he's admitted to snitching on people to law enforcement for his own benefit. I wouldn't trust the man with anything private. Ever.
- byEngineer 12y ago
  Good thing we have the Government to protect us. At least someone we can trust with all we do online.
  - busterarm 12y ago
    No, the point is not to trust anybody (more realistically: vigorously evaluate your Web of Trust), but you should especially not trust someone who is known to be untrustworthy.
    - byEngineer 12y ago
      Don't say that! The Government will protect us from the scum Kim or whatever his name. Be a bit more appreciative! And in all seriousness I hate this world where the Government can do whatever it wants to you including spying you on all you do online, but you's rather get pissed off because of a guy pirating software. Get some perspective!
      - busterarm 12y ago
        Who said that I care about him pirating software? I'm just as mad about government spying but that doesn't mean that I put my privacy in the trust of a known conman. Just because he is opposed to the US government doesn't make him a hero. The service he is advertising is valuable, but he's duplicitous. Why should I trust him?
quantisan 12y ago
It seems to me that he's an opportunist. Rather we trust this particular service to each his own. He seems like a smart business person. I think he knows that gaining trust is an important obstacle to this business. So I'll keep my eyes open and see what they do with this to gain our trust.
specialp 12y ago
People forget this. I remember in the early 2000s when he was known as Kimble and ran pump and dump scams, and had a website of him on private jets and fancy cars partying with his illicit gains. Now he is known as some anti authority hero to many.
- busterarm 12y ago
  People are really poor judges of character and people are so desperate for a certain kind of hero that anyone who appears to fill those shoes will and you can't persuade them with facts.
spain 12y ago
If you don't trust Kim Dotcom to deliver, there's always Tox. https://tox.im/ https://tox.im/
Chol 12y ago
If you do not trust him, you can compile your own client: https://github.com/meganz https://github.com/meganz

He was a professional conman (before he made money with mega by actively pushing pirated content) known for making false claims, so be weary about the reliability of his encryption claims.

busterarm 12y ago

Also he's admitted to snitching on people to law enforcement for his own benefit. I wouldn't trust the man with anything private. Ever.

byEngineer 12y ago
Good thing we have the Government to protect us. At least someone we can trust with all we do online.
- busterarm 12y ago
  No, the point is not to trust anybody (more realistically: vigorously evaluate your Web of Trust), but you should especially not trust someone who is known to be untrustworthy.
  - byEngineer 12y ago
    Don't say that! The Government will protect us from the scum Kim or whatever his name. Be a bit more appreciative! And in all seriousness I hate this world where the Government can do whatever it wants to you including spying you on all you do online, but you's rather get pissed off because of a guy pirating software. Get some perspective!
    - busterarm 12y ago
      Who said that I care about him pirating software? I'm just as mad about government spying but that doesn't mean that I put my privacy in the trust of a known conman. Just because he is opposed to the US government doesn't make him a hero. The service he is advertising is valuable, but he's duplicitous. Why should I trust him?

quantisan 12y ago

It seems to me that he's an opportunist. Rather we trust this particular service to each his own. He seems like a smart business person. I think he knows that gaining trust is an important obstacle to this business. So I'll keep my eyes open and see what they do with this to gain our trust.

specialp 12y ago

People forget this. I remember in the early 2000s when he was known as Kimble and ran pump and dump scams, and had a website of him on private jets and fancy cars partying with his illicit gains. Now he is known as some anti authority hero to many.

busterarm 12y ago
People are really poor judges of character and people are so desperate for a certain kind of hero that anyone who appears to fill those shoes will and you can't persuade them with facts.

spain 12y ago

If you don't trust Kim Dotcom to deliver, there's always Tox. https://tox.im/ https://tox.im/

Chol 12y ago

If you do not trust him, you can compile your own client: https://github.com/meganz https://github.com/meganz