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Re:Darknet Messenger Briar Releases Beta, Passes Security Audit by lucaspiller on Saturday July 22, 2017 @01:35AM (#14825584)
From an ethical point of view building this software must be difficult. On one hand you are building something that advances technology and could be used to help free people from an oppressive government, on the other hand you are also building something that could be used (and if it works most likely will be used) to aid acts that we all agree are morally wrong.
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Re:Darknet Messenger Briar Releases Beta, Passes Security Audit by thaumasiotes on Saturday July 22, 2017 @01:49AM (#14825634)
Ah, the essential ethical dilemma of building encryption software, polaroid cameras, and kitchen knives.
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Re:Darknet Messenger Briar Releases Beta, Passes Security Audit by leshow on Saturday July 22, 2017 @12:54PM (#14828060)
Pick almost any technology, even outside of computers. You could make the exact same statement. I don't see the ethical problem.
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