File-sharing to bypass censorship

Wobbel · 04-10-2004, 03:17 AM

By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind.
This is the view of the man who helped kickstart the concept of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, Cambridge University's Professor Ross Anderson.

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TFoS_Fan · 04-10-2004, 08:27 AM

I very much doubt that this will really happen. It is quite ironic that the story was published by the BBC also. Futhermore, under this system, validating stories would be even harder than at present and censorship would occur as society will always try to protect itself against taboo subjects.

What is this Usenet like anyway, I can't say I have used it.

Michael

Wobbel · 04-10-2004, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TFoS_Fan
What is this Usenet like anyway, I can't say I have used it.

Here's a short but handy info/tuttorial on usenet/newsgroups

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TFoS_Fan · 04-10-2004, 02:51 PM

Thanks, I'll have a look.

Michael

FrYGuY · 04-10-2004, 05:53 PM

You'll always run into the problem of trust.

As it stands now, It's pretty hard to fake a legitimate press release, meaning if you read something in the media, like say from salon.com or ananova.com or on Google news, from Reuters, the AP, Knight Ridder, whatever, odds are it's genuine.

Now, either the press releases are subject to 'editorialization' by people who want to manipulate facts, or the releases are signed, and the censors they're trying to get around simply block anything which matches known keys of non-government-approved agencies...

Which means you're back to square one.

TFoS_Fan · 04-12-2004, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FrYGuY
You'll always run into the problem of trust.

As it stands now, It's pretty hard to fake a legitimate press release, meaning if you read something in the media, like say from salon.com or ananova.com or on Google news, from Reuters, the AP, Knight Ridder, whatever, odds are it's genuine.

Now, either the press releases are subject to 'editorialization' by people who want to manipulate facts, or the releases are signed, and the censors they're trying to get around simply block anything which matches known keys of non-government-approved agencies...

Which means you're back to square one.

Well Said!

04-10-2004, 03:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wobbel PCTT's Gatherer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 2004 Posts: 2,861	File-sharing to bypass censorship By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind. This is the view of the man who helped kickstart the concept of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, Cambridge University's Professor Ross Anderson. Read article

04-10-2004, 08:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
TFoS_Fan Maybe Tommorrow Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: University Of St Andrews, Fife Posts: 43	I very much doubt that this will really happen. It is quite ironic that the story was published by the BBC also. Futhermore, under this system, validating stories would be even harder than at present and censorship would occur as society will always try to protect itself against taboo subjects. What is this Usenet like anyway, I can't say I have used it. Michael __________________ Favourite New Albums: Muse "Absolution"; The Vines "Winning Days"; The Rasmus "Dead Letters"; Snow Patrol "Final Straw" Favourite p2p Programs: KaZaA Lite Ressurection, Ares Galaxy, Morpheus, KCeasy, Soulseek Favourite Book: Atheism & Theism, J.J.C Smart and J.J Haldane Todays Quote Is santa so jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live? - Northblue Quote 1

04-10-2004, 02:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
TFoS_Fan Maybe Tommorrow Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: University Of St Andrews, Fife Posts: 43	Thanks, I'll have a look. Michael __________________ Favourite New Albums: Muse "Absolution"; The Vines "Winning Days"; The Rasmus "Dead Letters"; Snow Patrol "Final Straw" Favourite p2p Programs: KaZaA Lite Ressurection, Ares Galaxy, Morpheus, KCeasy, Soulseek Favourite Book: Atheism & Theism, J.J.C Smart and J.J Haldane Todays Quote Is santa so jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live? - Northblue Quote 1

04-10-2004, 05:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
FrYGuY Member Type Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 501	You'll always run into the problem of trust. As it stands now, It's pretty hard to fake a legitimate press release, meaning if you read something in the media, like say from salon.com or ananova.com or on Google news, from Reuters, the AP, Knight Ridder, whatever, odds are it's genuine. Now, either the press releases are subject to 'editorialization' by people who want to manipulate facts, or the releases are signed, and the censors they're trying to get around simply block anything which matches known keys of non-government-approved agencies... Which means you're back to square one. __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GB/G/H/J/MC/S d-(--)@ s+:+ a-- C !U--- P--- L--(-) E- W N-(--) !o K--- w++ O--- M--(--) V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t-- 5-- X- R(+) tv(++) b-- DI+ D---- G- e+++ h-- r* y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Yeah, my computer sucks. You try and do better.

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