On 17 Mar 2000, Anders Sandberg wrote:
> I downloaded the software from
> http://hem.passagen.se/eddy1/reveng/cp4/cp4break.html mainly as a
> matter of principle.
Aha, similar minds...
Actually Anders, it looks like this link disappeared. If anyone
can find it, please post a the *URL*. (I wouldn't encourage
anyone who has the page to put it up anyplace in the open
unless they like talking to lawyers.)
Now, I've adjusted the squid proxy server on two machines in Moscow
so people can use them. The log files go to /dev/null (meaning
no traces are kept). If we get another valid URL, you should
set your proxy server to ilr.genebee.msu.su or iabunix.iab.ac.ru
and use port 3128. Then paste the URL into your browser window
and request the page. The request goes to the squid server
and the squid server requests the page from whomever is hosting
it. No records are kept of who requested the page, so "Big Brothers"
trace of who downloaded the page is going to be pretty dead in the water.
There is a remote possibility that organizations in Russia might be
keeping track of the ISP traffic, but I will be ROTFL if any Western
corporation tries to convince them to release such information.
The links are slow (and go up and down), so please be patient
and try one or more times if there is a problem. Also, please
reset the proxy server after you get the page (otherwise your
browsing will be *really* slow).
I believe this is going to tie the lawyers and corporate haunchos
up in knots, not only from the difficulty of tracing where all the
copies went, but also from the perspective of who has legal jurisdiction.
Strike a blow for freedom.
I will note in passing, that I generally don't encourage public
dissemination of information that would allow children to bypass
net filters, but if such information is squirreled away in various
places and children figure out how to "discover" it, then I think
what they learn by playing the game balances the cost. At any
rate, I think forcing open dialog between parents and children,
so children get to the point of, "Oh, bleech, its just another
stupid boring porn site, click back". Far more important than net
filters, IMO, is browser options that prevent the stupid porn
sites from launching 5 windows, making them "sticky" (*Don't even
think about going there...*) and making the <back> button not work.
You gotta draw the line at sites that start taking over your machine...
Robert
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