Freenet is the second most paranoid piece of software I have ever seen - only OpenBSD beats it. However I was reading that the developers of freenet are actively trying to find a way to allow the authors of content to issue remove requests into the network. This is just not a good idea. It is an equaly bad idea to allow the authors to issue update commands into the network.
Imagine this scenario and it is very clear why this is not a good idea. Frank the freenet user gets his hands on some information that his native government does not want him to have or distribute. Frank knows that freenet is a secure place and he can upload this information with out worry of getting cought. The network accepts the information and people request it - everything is good. Now a couple weeks later Frank's computer is confiscated in a raid by his government under questionable circumstances. This is a very oppresive government though so there is nothing anyone can do. The Minister of Computer Security gets his hands on Frank's computer and knows all about freenet. He immediatly uses the quantum computer provided by the secret security agency that the public has no idea exists (the computer or the agency) and breaks the crypto that Frank was using to protect his private key. The Minister of Computer Security now issues kill requests on all information frank uploaded that they want to remove. If the ability to remove information exists on the network it can be exploited. This is a can of worms that is best left unexplored. I know it is a pain in the ass to not be able to update/remove information, especialy when you make mistakes on your inserts, but do you really want to develop tools that your enemy can use against you? Tyler ===== AIM:rllybites Y! Messenger:triddle_1999 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hawk.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech
