[nickeconopouly at gmail.com: Re: slur: you're going to hate it]
Nick Econopouly
nickeconopouly at gmail.com
Fri Jul 31 11:23:01 PDT 2015
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> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:21:44 -0400
> From: Nick Econopouly <nickeconopouly at gmail.com>
> To: Zenaan Harkness <zen at freedbms.net>
> 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:
> > 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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