(FWD) Re: An observation

[Roger Dingledine <arma@xxxxxxx>]

[Forwarded because Kristian isn't subscribed to or-talk at this address.

What's next? Requiring government-issued IDs at Internet cafes like in
Italy, or in libraries? Outlawing open message boards, or Wikipedia,
or prepaid sim cards, or payphones, or the postal service? Making people
liable for activity that occurs because they run an insecure operating
system, like in France?

There are a lot of ways to screw up here.

--RD]

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From: Kristian Koehntopp <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: An observation
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:43:20 +0200

On Sunday, 10. September 2006 13:06, glymr wrote:
> This incident in germany just highlights something which I think that I
> would like to raise to the forefront of the tor community's mind, and in
> fact perhaps this would be well advanced in the entire open source
> community as a whole.

The confication thingie is just one thing. The following is just as dangerous, 
if it takes hold:

http://www.golem.de/0609/47690.html
"Unprotected WLAN can be expensive

LG Hamburg classifies operator of an open WLAN as offending party"

Basically, a district court in Hamburg rules that the operator of an open 
wavelan in Hamburg is responsible for the operation of a router which was 
used to share music files. The operator had neglected duties that come out of 
the operation of such a service which can potentially be used to commit 
violations of law.

If this ruling is to take hold, it is to be expected that similar ruling will 
be held against operators of tor nodes.

Kris

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Kristian =?iso-8859-15?q?K=F6hntopp?= <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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