[Remops] Germany's Darknet Law

Stefan Claas sac at 300baud.de
Mon Jun 10 21:37:51 BST 2019


Moritz Bartl wrote:

> On 10.06.19 18:30, Stefan Claas wrote:
> > I think it is the same with the Darknet law, thats why I
> > like to discuss this with (German speaking) remops. My little
> > current understanding is once this law has passed that we no
> > longer are allowed to run .onion servers or vpns etc.
> > 
> > I have not seen a written form yet of this law (proposal)
> > and only have read some news articles in the net.
> 
> There are a bunch of laws around IT security currently being
> discussed. NONE of them will outright outlaw onion services, running
> exit relays, or anonymizing technology.
> 
> They will, however, very likely make it easier for law enforcement to
> e.g. come and raid your place, take all your electronics, seize your
> servers, etc., like what happened to us in mid-2018. [1] The courts
> will very likely then drop the cases and you will not be convicted
> for anything.

[snip]

*Thank you very much for your detailed reply, I very much appreciate
it!*

I will study the articles thoroughly and will wait until the new law has
passed prior doing any further steps.

Thanks again!

Best regards
Stefan


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