On 7/3/2014 10:34 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
Definitely! /"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."/ - Ben Franklin.Agreed, great news. In hindsight, it is clear that we as a community have an interest to build a resource of amicus curiae briefs - friend of the court briefs. So PLEASE make moves in the direction of contributing and collecting documents which may be relevant to future cases - at the least a simple collection of legal docs.
Perhaps out of fear of legal liability, Tor Project doesn't seem to have what would be very helpful for relay operators - guides, documents - even access to basic legal advice, of how to best avoid legal issues to begin with.
I know nothing of legalities surrounding that, but people starting a relay w/o proper guidance on how to avoid legal problems as much as possible, *doesn't quite seem right.*
In a worst case scenario, running relays can be truly *life destroying.* It seems volunteers need better preparation & education about potential ramifications. If after being educated, they still choose to run relays (especially exit), that's fine.
However, it would seem wrong to not make reasonably complete education materials available to potential relay operators, to prepare them & warn them of potential downside. Without relay operators, there won't be much left (unless independent volunteers no longer handle that function).
Accused persons dealing w/ problems like this after the fact, is far, far worse than even an extraordinary amount of time spent on preventing / avoiding them. If LEAs / judicial system actively investigates someone (throwing around terms like child porn), or indicts a person, the mental stress alone is enough to ruin one's life. That is no exaggeration.
If you've never been falsely accused of something & had to defend yourself - even before it goes to trial (or never does), the stress is incredible.
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