I agree. Here in the UK it's thankfully not illegal to circumvent censorship filters. Indeed you can opt out (although there are good reasons why requiring opt out is a bad thing).
The term pirate has negative, fringe connotations for many. Our rights to privacy and an uncensored internet should be a mainstream concern.
That's not to say this project shouldn't be lauded, it should. It'd just be nice to see projects like this becoming super accessible and I think terminology plays a part in that.
The opt out is another one of those things, build in a way, which more or less says: "no, no... you don't need to... just come on down to the office and sign this paper... no hard feelings..." ;)
It's interesting how many journalists are using Tor and privacy tools like that and how few are helping make privacy a mainstream concern.
I totally agree that this project is a good thing! More of it!
It can (almost) only help to make more people aware of why it is important :)
The term pirate has negative, fringe connotations for many. Our rights to privacy and an uncensored internet should be a mainstream concern.
That's not to say this project shouldn't be lauded, it should. It'd just be nice to see projects like this becoming super accessible and I think terminology plays a part in that.