> There's no server to seize, no way to take it offline, it's there, encrypted, for perpetuity.
I usually disagree with any argument trying to compromise on anonymity, privacy, and free speech.
Fifteen years ago I was fascinated by Freenet and I2P as a teenager. A censorship-free resilient world-spanning network. One populated by actual anarchists, cypherpunks, and their manifestos, where I could perhaps learn how to make rockets from ping pong balls.
Until one day I clicked on one random nondescript link too many.
After the initial shock I got rid of Freenet, then and there, for good. And I2P. And I have never looked back on my brief cypherpunk phase.
You just reminded me that what I saw that day is still out there, probably will be until the day Freenet dies, and nothing can be done about it. Just the thought of it makes me sick.
I am aware this is anecdotal personal experience, but it’s the kind that makes it harder to remain strongly committed to absolute anonymity, censorship-resilience, and privacy, over all else.
I usually disagree with any argument trying to compromise on anonymity, privacy, and free speech.
Fifteen years ago I was fascinated by Freenet and I2P as a teenager. A censorship-free resilient world-spanning network. One populated by actual anarchists, cypherpunks, and their manifestos, where I could perhaps learn how to make rockets from ping pong balls.
Until one day I clicked on one random nondescript link too many.
After the initial shock I got rid of Freenet, then and there, for good. And I2P. And I have never looked back on my brief cypherpunk phase.
You just reminded me that what I saw that day is still out there, probably will be until the day Freenet dies, and nothing can be done about it. Just the thought of it makes me sick.
I am aware this is anecdotal personal experience, but it’s the kind that makes it harder to remain strongly committed to absolute anonymity, censorship-resilience, and privacy, over all else.