[Dementati]

Are you willing to give up all manner of personal privacy if that means you're able to more easily apprehend criminals of various kinds?

Is monitoring filesharing sites the most effective way of fighting pedophilia?

[KoZeN]

I was hoping the comment wouldn't come across as scaremongering but on reflection I probably should have worded it better.

All valid points and I humbly stand corrected.

I wasn't suggesting that this will directly increase that form of activity but I was more curious as to the possible negative applications an annonymous IP service would subsequently provide to those looking to take advantage of the system. I still am curious to be honest.

[henrikschroder]

If you're the police, and if you have evidence that a user of this ISP is distributing child pornography, and if you ask nicely, I'm sure they'll help out.

But if you want blanket surveillance, or if it involves some teenager downloading music, they'll (rightly) tell you to go away.

[Dementati]

"But if you want blanket surveillance, or if it involves some teenager downloading music, they'll (rightly) tell you to go away."

And sadly, they would currently be breaking the law in doing so in Sweden.