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Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by close04 on Friday March 15, 2019 @10:15AM (#19399864)
From the wording I can't really tell but would this target more operating a Tor website vs. a Tor node? What about VPN providers? From what I understand the law would target the sites by taking away the operator's defense that they were just providing a platform. But it could be interpreted also as targeting node operator.

This could cover even encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp or Telegram and would certainly conflict with the pretty privacy laws Germany has.

If this is the case then by the wording clearer we'd know what exactly is being targeted. The current principle behind the proposed text would make even a taxi driver responsible for assisting a criminal by transporting them anonymously.

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Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by blastbeat on Friday March 15, 2019 @10:24AM (#19399954)
That's the problem. The draft is vaguely formulated. They seem to concentrate and take down Tor websites and "darknet admins", but the difference is nowhere mentioned, let alone acknowledged in the draft.
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Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by close04 on Friday March 15, 2019 @10:38AM (#19400085)
I always want to imagine these drafts as a request for information (although they mostly aren't). I doubt too much technical know-how was involved when drafting this and I hope before going to the next step they actually call on someone who can accurately depict exactly what each concept is and how to clearly differentiate them.
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