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Re:Announcing The Dark Mail Alliance – Founded by Silent Cir... by dmerrick on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @06:02PM (#6643747)
It is not a crime to be interested in something like this.
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Re:Announcing The Dark Mail Alliance – Founded by Silent Cir... by e12e on Thursday October 31, 2013 @12:47AM (#6645299)
Not yet it isn't.

Remember what happened with "Anarchist's cookbook" and recipes for thermite and such that used to be readily available on the net, and relatively uncontroversial. It was just "information" after all. These days it seems knowing how to do some basic chemistry is considered intent to do harm or something.

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Re:Announcing The Dark Mail Alliance – Founded by Silent Cir... by robertfw on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @06:57PM (#6644079)
No, but it probably triggers another flag on your dossier
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Re:Announcing The Dark Mail Alliance – Founded by Silent Cir... by tzakrajs on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @06:47PM (#6644021)
You need not commit crimes to be persecuted by the government.
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