On 07/06/2016 01:09 PM, Green Dream wrote:
Except the operators at BoingBoing have the privilege of corporate liability (instead of personal liability), and very likely corporate counsel (i.e., a nice legal team) as well.
It seems easier to say "don't worry about it, it's not really a problem" from that perspective.
For the average Tor volunteer operator, all that comfort, protection and privilege is gone. _My_ ass is on the line. Or at least it feels that way.
I guess I'm saying, I wouldn't get too comfortable. Definitely not to the point of breaking rule #1 of running an exit -- don't do it from home.
Exits are best run from some corporate set-up for this very reason. They have the legal infrastructure baked in, so to speak.
In there's one phrase you never want to be on the wrong side of, it's "The way the law is written..."
In today's Slashdot article on "honions" the Library Freedom Project was touted, and for very good reason.
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/07/08/2034209/researchers-discover-over-10...
So go to your local library's board meeting and tout Tor exits!