Re:Computing faces a trade-off between sovereignty and effic...
by mindslight on Saturday October 25, 2008 @04:04AM
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Yeah, I only covered the positive scenario. The alternative is that cryptography isn't enough to preserve the privacy of needles in the haystack, and that all communications will be tracked or blocked. In that case, technology only helps an ever shrinking group of people control all of society, and we're boned.
The NY Atty General, under the guise of "saving the children", has effectively killed UseNet by suing ISPs who offer it. What good is a phone call when you can't... speak?