[nickeconopouly@gmail.com: Re: slur: you're going to hate it]

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Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:21:44 -0400 From: Nick Econopouly To: Zenaan Harkness Subject: Re: slur: you're going to hate it User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23+89 (0255b37be491) (2014-03-12)

On 07/31, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

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I have serious problems with this - leak by economic purchasing power? Where's the principle in that? What could possibly go wrong? exactly. More like what could go right

This allows the mega wealthy to pay for the protection of their data. If such a market actually gets going, if nothing else it's a turbo charged economic greasing of economic information blackmail. Well, this assumes that the leakers don't royally rip off the wealthy before releasing the data anyway.

Please people, think before you support such a things.

Obviously the oligarchies around the planet will love such a thing (they print the money anyway, so a few dollars is pocket change - a pittance to them anyway).

I would be really surprised if Slur followed through and the oligarchies loved it. What if people release info for free? or accept donations? Sure, it's based on the pseudo-science of economics, it's home turf, but somehow I doubt that the USA would take a liking to a new leaking platform.

What would be interesting to see is governments(perhaps anonymously) spending huge amounts to shame each other

regards, nick

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