### Re: Sharing Files like Video and Music Files

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Posted by Savant on October 19, 192001 at 18:13:09: In Reply to: Re: Sharing Files like Video and Music Files posted by Peter 'Rattacresh' Backes on October 19, 192001 at 17:55:03:

: Any discussion about pro and contra of freenet is futile. The technique
: and the network exists now. You shouldn't judge those technical means
: by the way they are used, because doing so is like discussing pro and
: contra of the human mouth, because it is used to transmit information to
: commit mass murder, too. Or consider the human brain, that evil tool. It
: can even be used to *create* information to commit mass murders.

: Never forget that it is NOT information which hurts anyone bodily. It
: is always some act of physical force involved.

Sure, and someone could say it's not guns that kill people, it's people that kill people. However I'm quite happy that handgun possession is banned in my country, and the murder rate is very low as a result.

Privacy comes with a price. In this case Bin Laden likely had used Freenet to instruct those involved with the disaster in New York. So the question becomes, is YOUR privacy worth the lives of the 5000+ people who were murdered?

If not, how many people have to die before that 'privacy' is put behind the needs of society? 10,000? 10,000,000?

I'm sorry, but the price is too high for me.

Regards,

Savant

Follow-up Messages:

- Re: Sharing Files like Video and Music Files Peter 'Rattacresh' Backes 11:36:27 10/20/2001 (4)
  - Re: Sharing Files like Video and Music Files Savant 14:56:41 10/20/2001 (3)
    - Re: Sharing Files like Video and Music Files Peter 'Rattacresh' Backes 22:00:53 10/20/2001 (2)
      - Re: Sharing Files like Video and Music Files Savant 01:08:21 10/21/2001 (1)
        - Re: Sharing Files like Video and Music Files Peter 'Rattacresh' Backes 13:13:01 10/21/2001 (0)

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    : : Any discussion about pro and contra of freenet is futile.  The technique
    : : and the network exists now.  You shouldn't judge those technical means
    : : by the way they are used, because doing so is like discussing pro and
    : : contra of the human mouth, because it is used to transmit information to
    : : commit mass murder, too. Or consider the human brain, that evil tool. It
    : : can even be used to *create* information to commit mass murders.

    : : Never forget that it is NOT information which hurts anyone bodily.  It
    : : is always some act of physical force involved.

    : Sure, and someone could say it's not guns that kill people, it's people that kill people.  However I'm quite happy that handgun possession is banned in my country, and the murder rate is very low as a result.

    : Privacy comes with a price.  In this case Bin Laden likely had used Freenet to instruct those involved with the disaster in New York.  So the question becomes, is YOUR privacy worth the lives of the 5000+ people who were murdered?

    : If not, how many people have to die before that 'privacy' is put behind the needs of society?  10,000? 10,000,000?

    : I'm sorry, but the price is too high for me.

    : Regards,

    : Savant

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