From: Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 95 11:33:16 PST
To: Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>
Subject: Re: Another problem w/Data Havens...
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> 	I could write a procmail recipe and a script in about an hour to
> automatically secret-share-split and redistribute the incoming submission.

   I'll wager most of us could.  Question: whom would you redistribute it 
_TO_?  This seems to be the stumbling block - who is willing to store the 
data on their machine or net account?  Speaking as someone with about 
300k of quota left, it certainly couldn't be me, though I'd be willing to 
handle the frontend interfacing work.

   How would you handle retrieval of the data?  

> If the authorities attempt to indict you for possessing illegal
> information / kiddie porn / whatnot, they have to prove that you
> interfered with the automatic redistribution process and examined the
> contents of the submission. If you in fact did not look at the submission,
> they would have a difficult time doing so. 

   Unfortunately I've found that the U.S. government especially can make 
your life a living hell if you don't go along with their desires, even if 
you're following all the laws.  Trumped-up charges.  Fake charges.  I 
wouldn't put much past our government.

-jon

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