A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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So now you’re moving to avoid jurisdiction rather than just not enabling csam?
I want to be very clear: I do not condone CSAM or any illegal activity. DeadDrop is simply a privacy-focused file-sharing service — like many tools that value anonymity, it can be misused, but that’s not its purpose or intent.
To your question: I’m not trying to “avoid jurisdiction” — I’m trying to build a service that respects privacy and anonymity, which I believe are fundamental rights. Unfortunately, any privacy tool (from Signal to Tor) can be exploited. The challenge isn’t the tool itself, but how we handle misuse without compromising basic freedoms for everyone else.
If we shut down every tool that could be misused, we’d also be shutting down freedom of speech, press, and secure communication. That’s not a solution — it’s just pushing the problem elsewhere.
That’s a very reasonable response, and I’m not sure how to put into words the reasons I disagree.
I think i would say that while privacy is important and should be valued, I believe that protecting against the harm that individuals can do with tools such as this one is a greater good for society than the harm caused by ensuring that tools such as these are not allowed.
Well, one service shuts down and they move on to another. Instead, deal with the real culprits that do these illegal things. Shutting my or anyone else’s services will make no change.