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Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by pessimizer »

zer8k wrote: post #4
teddyh wrote: post #2

“ The law was changed a few weeks later to include private persons and sole traders as protected lsps, not just companies, but they had to convict me. ”

> If convicted, this could land me in jail for 6 to 10 years. The 6 to 10 years is the least of his worries. The guy will be labeled a chomo and probably killed as a result. All for running a Tor exit node. What a time to be alive.

> probably killed as a result

This is a violent fantasy. I'd estimate that 99.9% of child molesters who go to prison walk out alive and relatively uninjured.

Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by brightlancer »

singpolyma3 wrote: post #249
EGreg wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, if actual harm to people and children is what we want to reduce, then perhaps decriminalizing an innocuous (as in no victims) form of it may actually reduce the harm to actual people. Just like the cases for decriminalizing prostitution and drugs: https://time.com/longform/portugal-drug-use-decriminalizatio... And btw -- it's not just about thoughtcrime, it's a major double standard, seems to me. In the West it…

Cuties controversy was only about some versions of the poster, and no one involved saw the movie. No one who watched the movie thought it was super controversial I think.

> Cuties controversy was only about some versions of the poster,

False.

The final performance by the young girls was also discussed. You can find it if you want to watch something disgusting, but it was very sexual and OBVIOUSLY inappropriate for children.

That it's common to see children perform such sexual routines at dance competitions doesn't mean it's appropriate.

The idea that this was Only The Poster was a lie created by a media that thinks child exploitation is OK. Look at the media response to the film "Sound of Freedom", where it's "QAnon adjacent" to oppose child sex trafficking.

Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by DenisM »

brightlancer wrote: post #265
DenisM wrote: post #247

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>back then it wasn’t clear that we’d ever be able to have maps at our fingertips regardless of internet access. This was back in the era of that poor CNET reporter that got lost with his family in the mountains precisely because of no maps That was 2007. I had maps of the entire US loaded on my pocket pc circa 2005. Edit: that was “Mapopolis” in my case. There were plenty more: https://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/GPS…

> I had maps of the entire US loaded on my pocket pc circa 2005. How much did that cost? How many folks had it? When did it stop getting updates? Most folks (likely including GP) didn't have easy access to offline electronic maps in their pocket in 2007 and didn't know anyone who had offline electronic maps in their pocket. Does that make them stupid?

> How much did that cost?

$100 for the maps, available to anyone with a pocket pc and access to Google.

Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by someweirdperson »

icecreamtoilet wrote: post #48
pfannkuchen wrote: post #28

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I’ve never seen the term chomo before and I’m curious about its origin. Is it “homo” but with ‘c’ for child tacked on the front, or is it Spanish? Or something else, like a portmanteau of child molester?

It stands for child molester. The other term you hear all the time inside is “weird” or “weirdo.” There are others, diaper sniper, skinner (“skin bief”). You generally won’t get killed though. People like to say that but in fed low, where all the cp stuff goes, they’re all protected and they’ll ship you out if you get caught hurting them. And they WILL tell.

> The other term you hear all the time inside is “weird” or “weirdo.”

I'll have to request a user name change I guess.

Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by hotdogscout »

Ms-J wrote: post #228
dudeinjapan wrote: post #153

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"especially when we offend" This is a fundamental premise of freedom of speech and a large reason as to why it exists. For some reason your comment was flagged, I vouched and voted it up.

Thank you! This happens way too often here, thoughtful arguments being flagged because a few with enough karma believe socialist ideals are mandatory.

Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by jokethrowaway »

sillysaurusx wrote: post #195
iudqnolq wrote: post #116

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Not necessarily. Making that statement, setting up in a country that has enough issues to make it plausible, and then not paying the bribe would also make a lot of sense. See also: no log VPNs that actually were logging. Worst case scenario they shut down, collaborate fully with the police and keep all the profits up til then. Better case scenario they make a deal with the police and keep operating and making profits…

Which vpn was no-log-but-logging? I was shopping around for an alternative after mullvad blocked port forwarding, but it seems like no one else is as trustworthy. Not that I need it for my “attempt to port forward smash ultimate from within crummy hospital internet” purposes, but hey, principle of the thing and all that.

buy a cheap vps server with btc and setup your own vpn

Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by Eisenstein »

ip26 wrote: post #250
throwaway914 wrote: post #196

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There are many, many pedophiles out there. I'm also convinced of a conspiracy theory that a lot of dark web traffic and hosts are created/operated by secret parts of the gov to de-legitimize the need for anonymity. I believe this because it would be too easy with the access to that material and no oversight. Just muddy the waters so nothing in there looks worth protecting.

There are many, many… It’s a little puzzling to me still why this is. Physical attraction to almost-adults isn’t some big mystery, but most cp is something else entirely.

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Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by sgath92 »

brightlancer wrote: post #265
DenisM wrote: post #247

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>back then it wasn’t clear that we’d ever be able to have maps at our fingertips regardless of internet access. This was back in the era of that poor CNET reporter that got lost with his family in the mountains precisely because of no maps That was 2007. I had maps of the entire US loaded on my pocket pc circa 2005. Edit: that was “Mapopolis” in my case. There were plenty more: https://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/GPS…

> I had maps of the entire US loaded on my pocket pc circa 2005. How much did that cost? How many folks had it? When did it stop getting updates? Most folks (likely including GP) didn't have easy access to offline electronic maps in their pocket in 2007 and didn't know anyone who had offline electronic maps in their pocket. Does that make them stupid?

2008 I had a totally offline map of all of North America in my car's aftermarket radio (7" touch screen, AM/FM, DVD player, GPS, analog TV, SD slot, all running a version of WindowsCE that was already outdatted). System cost me about $400. Bought it so I could do backroads road trips/exploring by car, as it didn't need (or even have) a way to connect to the 'net to do it. I can still get updated maps for it, but I don't bother.

Handheld gps's with offline maps go back even further. I was using them from '03 to '08. Garmin made a bunch of ones that were no bigger than a early-gen blackberry. Back then it was relatively easy to get pirated updated maps for them.

Re: Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node

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Post by devwastaken »

"I rented a server in Poland and someone uploaded CP to an Austrian image hoster. They reported it to the Austrian police, which contacted the ISP, which gave them my WHMCS login IP and then subpoenaed UPC Austria for my address, then queried the weapons registry."

The FBI method of fabricating criminal charges. Criminals sleep comfortably knowing their governments are more interested in playing whack a mole for political image than effectively doing their job. Notice how in Austria they aren't charging Google, or Facebook, or any other entities where such data passes through every day.

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