Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website
by filmor on Friday March 15, 2019 @11:23AM
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What do you disagree with? Apparently, what you list here is not yet true for Germany's law.
Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website
by turc1656 on Friday March 15, 2019 @03:49PM
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I was disagreeing with the stated use of the law that the OP claimed. I was saying that I am pretty sure all developed countries have laws that already serve the stated purpose, thereby negating the need for this.
I did some quick searching and found this: https://www.dw.com/en/german-authorities-target-illegal-file...
That shows that Germany can already prosecute nefarious sites which may even have legitimate purposes (i.e. "file sharing") but are used predominantly for illegal purposes. Thus, the need for this saw seems suspect.
Therefore, the law already allows websites or services to be shut down if their primary purpose is to enable illegal behavior. The Silk Road is a perfect example of this. They were basically and eBay for drugs and other things. While they didn't actually possess or sell the drugs themselves, no one anywhere considered the site to be legal.