Why offer an Onion Address rather than just encourage browsing-over-Tor?

Re:Why offer an Onion Address rather than just encourage bro... by Jerrrry on Thursday March 10, 2022 @10:09AM (#30627731)

The government cannot anyone to work without pay.

This seems obvious but it is a constitutional right that has been cited as a reason to not comply with extra-judicial pressure to assist the government with an investigation.

This is why some projects do not accept donations and have a canary.

Had the authors of Truecrypt been paid, they could had been compelled to modify their source code to the government's will.

By not accepting payment, they are protecting themselves.

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Re:Why offer an Onion Address rather than just encourage bro... by kevingadd on Thursday March 10, 2022 @01:19PM (#30630391)

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/what-defense-production-act grants the US government significant control over the US economy and businesses. As it turns out, we're still at war :-)

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Re:Why offer an Onion Address rather than just encourage bro... by londgine on Thursday March 10, 2022 @09:38PM (#30635491)

> the government cannot force anything to work without pay

but they can force people to work with pay https://www.wbay.com/2022/01/20/thedacare-seeks-court-order-...

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Re:Why offer an Onion Address rather than just encourage bro... by jaywalk on Thursday March 10, 2022 @12:26PM (#30629587)

> it is a constitutional right

Ahem... "terrorism!"

Poof! Now your Constitutional rights no longer exist.

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