Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website

Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by ekianjo on Friday March 15, 2019 @12:02PM (#19400891)

> They want you to face jail, if you provide an "internet based service", which "accessibility is restricted due to specific, technical precautionary measures", and which "purpose is to allow or encourage specific illegal actions".

So does this mean that they will forbid email encryption as well?

- internet based service / check

- accessibility restricted by technical measures / check

- purpose is to allow just about anything, including illegal actions / check

Sounds like a well drafted law.

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Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by eleitl on Friday March 15, 2019 @01:57PM (#19402341)

> Sounds like a well drafted law.

It is, if you consider selective enforcement.

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Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by paulddraper on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:28AM (#19407164)

> if you consider selective enforcement.

That's the exact opposite of a well drafted law.

Good laws are clear, straightforward, and apply to citizens in equal measure. If you can't know if you are following the law or not, you might as well not have law and instead rely completely on arbitrary judgements.

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Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by EpicEng on Friday March 15, 2019 @03:15PM (#19403176)

The problem with selective enforcement is that we have no idea under which circumstances future authorities will select to enforce.

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Re:Germany to make it a crime to run a Tor node or website by benj111 on Friday March 15, 2019 @12:20PM (#19401080)

And internet banking?

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