hacktheworld
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What do you think about I2P (Invisible Internet Protocol)?
I2P (Invisible Internet Protocol)
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It's an alternative to Tor from what I know.
I'm in favor of Tor and other networks are not interesting to me.
Glad to see it mainstreamed. I preferred the idea of ZeroNet (defunct/very little dev/adoption), but I2P is, AFAIK, the most worked on privacy network besides TOR. So as I say, I'm glad to see I2P becoming more mainstream. I'm hoping that eventually the internet becomes decentralized completely. This isn't because "I wants t3h moviez and get t3h warez" but because I think government surveillance is beyond a joke: Everyone filming or taking photos with their phone, every Amazon Ring, every security cam, is a network of surveilance and ML can easily start ID'ying individuals by facial recognition (or voice). This has probably been happening for years already, which is one thing I like about living in the third world: our government can't even keep up with the real criminals, they don't have time for mass surveilance. So at least let our online lives be as private as possible. Now that I2P is being mainstreamed on a big platform like this, it may lead to wider adoption.
I mean censorship is rife in the US (and likely more countries with less media coverage). The DMCA is abused (maybe designed to be) to shut people up and for going after anyone who contributed to a code project that corporate didn't like. People can be fined thousands for downloading a few kb file because downloading a Famicom (NES) game from 1980s that you own but just can't be bothered outlaying money and time to dump yourself is the worst sin (in Nintendo's eyes more aggressively than the rest, but they're all pretty bad). So it's good to see people empowered to disagree with the system without backlash, and yes, excercise free speech (which source code is -- see PGP court case). I'm not advocating break the law in your country, but if the law is faulty, it's good to have ways of fighting for justice (in whatever way you deem fit that's no harmful to another person -- quick self-indeminification). Any and all technologies assisting people with dissenting views is a good thing.
I mean censorship is rife in the US (and likely more countries with less media coverage). The DMCA is abused (maybe designed to be) to shut people up and for going after anyone who contributed to a code project that corporate didn't like. People can be fined thousands for downloading a few kb file because downloading a Famicom (NES) game from 1980s that you own but just can't be bothered outlaying money and time to dump yourself is the worst sin (in Nintendo's eyes more aggressively than the rest, but they're all pretty bad). So it's good to see people empowered to disagree with the system without backlash, and yes, excercise free speech (which source code is -- see PGP court case). I'm not advocating break the law in your country, but if the law is faulty, it's good to have ways of fighting for justice (in whatever way you deem fit that's no harmful to another person -- quick self-indeminification). Any and all technologies assisting people with dissenting views is a good thing.
I2P is a peer to peer system that Linux does support. I tried to play with it for a while, but couldn't get it to work for me. It will keep /var/ busy and use some Internet data. My ISP blocks inbound connection requests so it was difficult for me to use. I had trouble finding an I2P site that was up and usable.
Signed,
Matthew Campbell
Signed,
Matthew Campbell
