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From MSNBC, "It (the site) attempted to operate as a 'discussion-only' forum where people could share their sexual interest in young boys without committing any specific offenses, thus operating 'below the radar' of police attention. Having made contact on the site, some members would move to more private channels, such as email, to exchange and share illegal images and films of children being abused.
The statement said Europol analysts had cracked the security features of a key computer server at the center of the network which uncovered the identities of suspected child sex offenders. And, after his arrest, the forum's Dutch administrator helped police break encryption measures that shielded users' identities, allowing police to begin their covert investigations.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE ) has also issued a news release."
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 19 2014, @03:50PM
> I came quickly to the conclusion I did not want to help these people out.
Do you have a problem paying your taxes? They pay for public roads that child molesters drive their victims on. What about all the innocent people killed in wars you funded?
What about the next snowden? Would you prefer that he not be able to confidentially expose official malfeasance if it means some pedos have to work even harder to stay underground?
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 19 2014, @04:57PM
Do you have a problem paying your taxes?
That is a spurious argument and you know it.
The *intended* use of tor is to be anonymous. However, most people just use it to do things that are basically illegal. Using a road is not the same thing and you know it. You are using the 'buh buh buh this other case' argument. Which is basically the same as saying 'but all my friends are doing it'.
What about the next snowden?
What about him? Notice he didnt really use TOR? For good reason. His data was better handed off to some reporter.
Would you prefer that he not be able to confidentially expose official malfeasance
It is not my job to make it easier or harder for law enforcement to do its job. You are using the argument that we should make it easier for them to do their jobs using the very tool intended to help people out to hide from them?
My beef with TOR was it is sold as a 'save the people from oppression' tool. When we all can log in and see with our own eyes what is going on.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 19 2014, @08:03PM
> That is a spurious argument and you know it.
No, that is a spurious argument and you should know it because you didn't bother to explain why. Declarations without support are not valid arguments, if anything they are an admission that you can't actually support your claim.
See how I just provided you with an example of how to do it correctly?
Do what I say and what I do! Here's another one:
> Notice he didnt really use TOR? For good reason. His data was better handed off to some reporter.
Forest and trees man! Snowden was an expert in the technology, the tor browser bundle is designed for people who are not experts. Expecting all whistleblowers have that kind of technical expertise is to make modern whistleblowing impractical.