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by wyc 2553 days ago
What's the liability involved in participation in such data collectives as hosts? From running a Tor exit node to un/wittingly seeding leaked restricted docs, someone who believes in digital freedom of speech and open access to information can unknowingly poke a beehive by trying to do their part.

What are the latest books, communities, or cross-jurisdictional resources that pragmatically outline the risks involved for individuals running a computer servers hosting other peoples' stuff? The EFF comes to mind, but I know they're a small team and there might be a more focused group.

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Is that even what this is? It seems more like loose organizational network rather than a type of computer network.