Irish pioneer pilloried for file-swap software

damien

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-1724424,00.html

AN Irish software designer has been attacked by security experts for developing a programme that will allow internet users to share files anonymously.

Ian Clarke, from Navan, Co Meath, will launch a new version of his Freenet system within months, making the sharing of digital information untraceable by the authorities, and making detection of piracy by corporations and governments more difficult.

While Clarke says he wants to promote free speech, security specialists are warning that the software will be abused by terrorists, paedophiles and computer hackers. Conor Flynn, technical director of Rits, an Irish information security company, says Freenet will be used for “malevolent and malicious purposes” and Clarke knows that.

“The Freenet system group say it’s for sharing information and they can’t help it if people abuse it. They know damn well that it will be,” Flynn said. “The ability to remain anonymous while surfing the web is dangerous.

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Chalk

reminds me of waste,
that was called darknet software too,
eventually it got pulled from the market by aol [its owners] as the encryption was too high [5megabit public/private key system]


was fun though