Administrivia: the porn and advertising thread

[Dave Howe]

> Two questions I'd be interested in people's views on:
> (1) if everyone starts using crypto, will it be possible to
effectively
> limit the availability of any type of matter (such as child porn, or
> for that matter unauthorised copies of music) over the net?
Yes. while closed loop crypto will still be secure, that will not allow
recruitment without risk of compromising the net - so conventional
infiltration will still work, just as it would if the illegal material
were transported physically in some secure manner.
What it *won't* allow is casual scanning for illegal material; that's
ok, as that wasn't possible until recently, so losing it again shouldn't
affect police work (laws really not having caught up in most places to
allow it. obviously the UK is an exception with the RIPA)

> (2) if the answer to the first question is "no", will the authorities
> eventually stop trying?
Depends on if it is worth votes or not.