Although this is only half-related, censorship in general has a new enemy; enter the Brightnet. Nobody hides away (as opposed to a darknet) because every piece of information is stored by representing files in a random manner. The method of storing files in a randomized fashion is built on an inescapable property of mathematics--the fact that there is an infinite number of representations for any given number.Anyways, if you're interested just check out the project wiki for the Owner-Free FilesystemVerizon has released details of the agreement it and other ISPs signed last week to block access to Usenet groups that have been caught trafficking child pornography. Instead of simply blocking the handful of offending groups, however, Verizon has decided to enforce a blanket ban on what could be tens of thousands of completely innocent groups.
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