An amusing subtext in this is that issue of social reward which came up in discussions about how to encourage tor servers to appear. I'm inclined to suggest that a firehose blasting would work better, find an effective way to get more people to run tor nodes, and it goes from victimisation to class action.
Anothony Georgeo wrote: > Hi, > > Tor server operators are more frequently subject to government action > due to the fact they are running an exit or entry node. IMO this will > cause some operators to shutdown their nodes to avoid legal > repercussions and/or the monetary damages that can be incurred (from > fines or legal defense). > > I propose a fund (eg. "Tor Defense Fund") that would be available to > server operators engaged in legal battles. The TDF would be funded by > donations from other Tor users, as it would be in their best interest > to donate if they wish to keep the Tor network running well. > > Maybe the EFF would consider running the fund and paying out X amount of > dollars to each operator who meets a certain criteria? > > Comments? > > Anogeorgeo > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42973/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview>
