--* Sebastian Spaeth (Sun, Dec 16, 2001 at 11:45:32PM +0000) *--
> > For example, why would I want to know that some node at the end of the
> > path replies with a Reply.NotFound message? What kind of discriminating
> > information could I get from that?
>
>
> You could learn what files another person has in its datastore and then
> just arrest him or make him take his Freenet node down (if its is e.g.
> something illegal). What would be the reasoning for encryption the
> datastore or even the tranfers when you could learn anyway who has what
> data in his store...
> Sebastian
When I issue a request for an illegal file on the Freenet network, and
it is returned to me, every node on the path will cache it. So that
means the person I asked first will end up having the illegal file in
his store anyway, so why bother knowing that he had it before?
--nico
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