<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>I <font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">always have to look in the mirror to see what I am doing. It is so easy to point fingers at others when I can only walk in my shoes. That being said, I truly believe the authoritarians need to be looked at with more suspicion than anyone else mentioned in this post, like CP people, bombs, terrorists or even criminals.<br>
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Laws don't solve problems. They make more people criminals, according again, to those in authority, who demand people think, believe and behave only in certain, determined by them or false "common values", ways.<br>
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I am going to assume you already are a criminal who has broken some law of some kind. Am I correct? Well, sorry but I know this isn't what this is for. I will stop now<br>
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From: David Bennett <dbennett455@gmail.com><br>
To: or-talk@freehaven.net<br>
Sent: Sun, Oct 3, 2010 3:58 am<br>
Subject: beneficia versus maleficia<br>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>I am facing a moral dilemma in regards to joining the tor proxy<br>
network. I am hoping a discussion may alleviate some of my concerns.<br>
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On the pro side we have a group of individuals whose intentions for<br>
using the technology are consistent with common values. These include<br>
uses such as researching medical conditions and accessing/providing<br>
knowledge forbidden by an authoritarian presence. On the con side, the<br>
technology can be used for diabolical purposes such as predatory and<br>
violent behavior (for example; pedophilia and bomb making).<br>
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The technical challenges of discriminating between these uses are<br>
elusive at best. One facebook session may be noble while another may be<br>
predaceous. Although risk associated with enabling an individual to<br>
overcome obstacles in the quest for knowledge is acceptable to me, the<br>
thought of enabling a devious mind to harm other individuals is hard to<br>
swallow.<br>
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I'd like to hear other thoughts and comments about this.<br>
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--Dave<br>
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