Re:Canadian court ruling orders Google to block sites worldwide
by gorklin on Wednesday June 18, 2014 @05:32AM
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Good luck regulating my encrypted anonymized connection.
Re:Canadian court ruling orders Google to block sites worldwide
by tempestn on Wednesday June 18, 2014 @05:39AM
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The regulation would be on the other end. Tor won't help you when your favorite site shuts down because they can't comply with conflicting court orders from Canada and Australia (or wherever).
Re:Canadian court ruling orders Google to block sites worldwide
by gorklin on Friday June 20, 2014 @05:15PM
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Sure it will -- they could run it (at some loss of bandwidth) as a hidden service. When "my favorite site" gets court orders, they can take down their official server, and spin it up somewhere else behind a Tor hidden service.
Yeah, I know -- Hidden Services need some work. As I understand, the problem is solvable, it just needs a few more heads thinking about it to get solved.
As a web-based business owner, I find the prospect of having to comply with an increasing list of obscure regulations from various different entities rather overwhelming. Something comprehensive could be a relief, if it's done right. (Of course, there will still be differences between countries, but perhaps an overarching treaty could at least limit their impact.)