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COMMENT: We’ve done several shows about Bitcoin–apparently conceived by people from Siemens spin-off Lantiq, which was capitalized by Golden Gate Capital (formed by alumni of Bain Capital–Mitt Romeny’s firm.) Those programs are: FTR #‘s 760 [2], 764 [3], 770 [4], 785 [5].
Derivative of the fascist doctrine stemming from the Austrian school of economic theory, Bitcoin is inextricably linked with the milieu of Edward Showden and the libertarian wing of the GOP.
A horrifying–though predictable–story from the Daily Mail illustrates the moral, practical and philosophical bankruptcy of libertarian philosophy. (A tip of the hat to “Participo” for this story.)
Kiddie porn freaks (with an apparent sadistic bent) have been using Bitcoin to finance online videos with the children being tortured with lit cigarettes.
Aside from the potential for such activity to be utilized by organized crime syndicates and intelligence services for a variety of purposes, this will certainly obviate the need for rigorous surveillance of the internet.
We here a great deal about “freedom” these days, particularly in connection with the internet.
Real freedom, however, can only exist when married to responsibility. The propagation of activities such as the one described in the story below underscores the depravity of many of those who argue for an unmonitored internet, on which “anything goes.”
One of Europe’s top police officers has warned of a sickening online trade in child torture porn.
Rob Wainwright, the director of Europol, said offenders are using the untraceable online currency Bitcoin to pay for depraved ‘shows’, performed live on webcams, which see young children raped and burned.
He said: ‘The level of depravity seems to be descending year on year, frankly, including what seems to be in vogue now, which is live webcam ‘shows’ of toddlers not just being raped but being burnt with cigarettes.
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Sickening: Mark Wainwright warned that online predators were paying to watch children be raped and burned live on webcam
‘Sorry, but it’s happening online and it’s extremely difficult for us to identify.’
Mr Wainwright warned that Bitcoin — a ‘crypto-currency’ based on mathematical formulae and independent of any government or central bank — is propping up a criminal black market.
He also warned that police and politicians were struggling to keep up with the pace of online crime, thanks to widespread anonymity online, and easy access to encryption technology which can make criminals almost impossible to track down.
Mr Wainwright warned that the principle that everyone’s online activity should be anonymous by default needs to be challenged in order to police the internet effectively.
(*further enhancing the requirement for a virtual panopticon — participo)
He criticised the sluggish response from the police, politicians and big businesses, saying that equivalent levels of crime in the physical world would be ‘front page news.’
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Black market: The Bitcoin cryptocurrency is being used for illegal activities, Mr Wainwright warned
–Black market: The Bitcoin cryptocurrency is being used for illegal activities, Mr Wainwright warned
He told The Times: ‘It is frustrating that we are not getting the message out, at least not loud enough for legislators to hear it.’
The Internet Watch Foundation pressure group has recently claimed to have found evidence of an email scam directing people to underground websites where the sick ‘shows’ could be seen in exchange for Bitcoin.