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Agreed.. this " I could not ignore the fact that any "really!!!" bad actor could use the same infrastructure to avoid investigation/prosecution," could be dependant on what you personally see as bad actor.

Would being gay count? In some countries it's a death sentence, so using TOR is how they avoid being thrown off a roof or stoned. Talking about anything LGB is a crime.

What about someone who wants to read 1984.. Would you be okay with them committing that crime?



> I hate the current general trend pushing a position of an either absolute "yes/no" for any theme...


Yes being gay is illegal in some countries, but those governments don't have the ability to raid a German citizen's home for it.


The people who do live in those countries could, however, be using an exit node in Germany. It isn't the exit node operator who chooses who uses it.




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