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I had a flash of insight the other evening involving the two items mentioned in the thread title and linking them in a most amorphous and convoluted way with "conspiracy theories"
Some definitions, below, may serve to generate some sharing of observations, opinions and experiences from others on this forum about the forum and scn in general. :confused2:
" In espionage, a honeypot, more often called a honeytrap, is a trap set to capture, kill or compromise a person, commonly but not necessarily an opposition agent, officer, or employee, using sex as the lure. There are many ways in which the technique can be used to gain advantage. If the target is genuinely attached to the person who seduces him (see recruitment through friendship or romance), information can be obtained over a long period — the target may trust his or her seducer enough to reveal secrets, or may even change his allegiance due to emotional attachment. Even if the target does not deliberately give information to his seducer, the seducer may accidentally be given opportunities to obtain it herself. A long-term relationship is not necessarily the goal (see casual sex and recruitment), however — the technique can also be used to blackmail those who later regret their actions. Incriminating photographs can be an effective tool of coercion, for example. Sometimes, the technique is nothing more than a means of getting the target to lower his guard so that he may be captured or killed, or getting him to go to a location where this is more easily accomplished. The most common employment of this technique is by women, either female intelligence agents or (if the purpose is simply to obtain material for blackmail) prostitutes. Some intelligence agencies, particularly in the Soviet bloc, are alleged to have agents (called "swallows") specially trained for this purpose. Not all traps are carried out by women, however; sometimes, women are ensnared by male agents, and sometimes same-sex traps are used. (The latter were particularly effective during times, or in countries, where homosexuality was taboo, and the very fact that an agent was homosexual was material suitable for blackmail.) Quite often, alcohol is involved, as any inhibitions the target has will be reduced."
How would you programmatically design a "black net" where peer to peer-like data exchange (file transfer, chat etc) is possible but the anonymity of the seeder/sender(s) is either entirely hidden or at least all participants have 'plausible deniability', meaning their exact involvement and/or knowledge of transactions or activity on the system can't be proven beyond any reasonable doubt?
A conspiracy theory is a term that has come to refer to any tentative theory which explains a historical or current event as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful Machiavellian conspirators, such as a "secret team" or "shadow government".
Jus sayin'
EP
Some definitions, below, may serve to generate some sharing of observations, opinions and experiences from others on this forum about the forum and scn in general. :confused2:
" In espionage, a honeypot, more often called a honeytrap, is a trap set to capture, kill or compromise a person, commonly but not necessarily an opposition agent, officer, or employee, using sex as the lure. There are many ways in which the technique can be used to gain advantage. If the target is genuinely attached to the person who seduces him (see recruitment through friendship or romance), information can be obtained over a long period — the target may trust his or her seducer enough to reveal secrets, or may even change his allegiance due to emotional attachment. Even if the target does not deliberately give information to his seducer, the seducer may accidentally be given opportunities to obtain it herself. A long-term relationship is not necessarily the goal (see casual sex and recruitment), however — the technique can also be used to blackmail those who later regret their actions. Incriminating photographs can be an effective tool of coercion, for example. Sometimes, the technique is nothing more than a means of getting the target to lower his guard so that he may be captured or killed, or getting him to go to a location where this is more easily accomplished. The most common employment of this technique is by women, either female intelligence agents or (if the purpose is simply to obtain material for blackmail) prostitutes. Some intelligence agencies, particularly in the Soviet bloc, are alleged to have agents (called "swallows") specially trained for this purpose. Not all traps are carried out by women, however; sometimes, women are ensnared by male agents, and sometimes same-sex traps are used. (The latter were particularly effective during times, or in countries, where homosexuality was taboo, and the very fact that an agent was homosexual was material suitable for blackmail.) Quite often, alcohol is involved, as any inhibitions the target has will be reduced."
How would you programmatically design a "black net" where peer to peer-like data exchange (file transfer, chat etc) is possible but the anonymity of the seeder/sender(s) is either entirely hidden or at least all participants have 'plausible deniability', meaning their exact involvement and/or knowledge of transactions or activity on the system can't be proven beyond any reasonable doubt?
A conspiracy theory is a term that has come to refer to any tentative theory which explains a historical or current event as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful Machiavellian conspirators, such as a "secret team" or "shadow government".
Jus sayin'
EP