Comments on: Mega file-sharing search engine launched http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 13:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642816 B E Pratt Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642816 Not at all sure what use this is if mega.co.nz is still a no-go. Not at all sure what use this is if mega.co.nz is still a no-go.

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642686 OtherMichael Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642686 I've been hearing all the "Mega is unsafe/encyption in insecure" blathering on various technical forums, and I think they miss the point. Mega could have used ROT13, the encryption is for deniability. That Mega themsevles do not provide a search is part of the point "heck, WE don't know!" Are they responsible for trawling the internet looking for links? G-d only knows what the courts might determine. IOW, I'm agreeing with @jaduncan, and arguing with @dragonfrog I’ve been hearing all the “Mega is unsafe/encyption in insecure” blathering on various technical forums, and I think they miss the point. Mega could have used ROT13, the encryption is for deniability. That Mega themsevles do not provide a search is part of the point “heck, WE don’t know!”

Are they responsible for trawling the internet looking for links?
G-d only knows what the courts might determine.

IOW, I’m agreeing with @jaduncan, and arguing with @dragonfrog

]]> By: Wiki-Truths http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642641 Wiki-Truths Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642641 is this down already? is this down already?

]]> By: Conan Librarian http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642541 Conan Librarian Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642541 Careful now, I categorize and upload all my German Midget Snuff Porn using popular titles of Hollywood movies and songs, just for the irony of it.  Careful now, I categorize and upload all my German Midget Snuff Porn using popular titles of Hollywood movies and songs, just for the irony of it. 

]]> By: Wild Rumpus http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642496 Wild Rumpus Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642496 Woo Hoo - I found the link to Kim Dotcom's "Party Amplifier".  You can't find THAT on any other file sharing site! https://mega.co.nz/#!I0FiTRxL!UggAoGTNkfnkZ1wVAYNAunO8qfAnkiICkvgaqmImljY  He's the Party amplifier and a bunch of other things that rhyme with "fire". Woo Hoo – I found the link to Kim Dotcom’s “Party Amplifier”.  You can’t find THAT on any other file sharing site!

https://mega.co.nz/#!I0FiTRxL!UggAoGTNkfnkZ1wVAYNAunO8qfAnkiICkvgaqmImljY 

He’s the Party amplifier and a bunch of other things that rhyme with “fire”.

]]> By: jaduncan http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642447 jaduncan Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642447 The encryption is as much to protect Mega. The user might have told an entire warez board, but Mega have no knowledge of what is being shared until they get a takedown request with the key included. The encryption is as much to protect Mega. The user might have told an entire warez board, but Mega have no knowledge of what is being shared until they get a takedown request with the key included.

]]> By: lafave http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642436 lafave Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642436 According to TorrentFreak, all files indexed on that search site are being automatically suspended pursuant to DMCA takedowns, legal uploads or no. http://torrentfreak.com/dotcoms-mega-removes-legal-files-citing-bogus-dmca-requests-130131/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29 According to TorrentFreak, all files indexed on that search site are being automatically suspended pursuant to DMCA takedowns, legal uploads or no.

http://torrentfreak.com/dotcoms-mega-removes-legal-files-citing-bogus-dmca-requests-130131/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642397 dragonfrog Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642397 Nevermind, now I have RTFA. Given that these are links submitted by the uploaders, with the encryption keys attached, it would be difficult to draw any kind of conclusion as to the overall content of Mega - that's a very specific use case of the site, and probably not generalizable. It's also a use that really defeats the main features of Mega - why have all the encryption features if you're just going to blab publicly about what the content is?  Seems puzzling to me... Nevermind, now I have RTFA.

Given that these are links submitted by the uploaders, with the encryption keys attached, it would be difficult to draw any kind of conclusion as to the overall content of Mega – that’s a very specific use case of the site, and probably not generalizable.

It’s also a use that really defeats the main features of Mega – why have all the encryption features if you’re just going to blab publicly about what the content is?  Seems puzzling to me…

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642382 dragonfrog Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642382 I thought the whole point of Mega was that all file data, including file names, were encrypted under keys that Mega doesn't have access to. Given that, how the heck was this service able to index any content?  Are they lying?  Was Mega lying about every single aspect of their technical approach? I thought the whole point of Mega was that all file data, including file names, were encrypted under keys that Mega doesn’t have access to.

Given that, how the heck was this service able to index any content?  Are they lying?  Was Mega lying about every single aspect of their technical approach?

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/31/mega-file-sharing-search-engin.html#comment-1642337 oasisob1 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209851#comment-1642337 I seems to lean very heavily French, but I really haven't explored it much. I do like the thumbs up/thumbs down to indicate when filename poorly matches expected content. I seems to lean very heavily French, but I really haven’t explored it much. I do like the thumbs up/thumbs down to indicate when filename poorly matches expected content.

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