j"1LAnZuoQdcKCkpDBKQMCgziGMoPC4VQUckM%<div class="post"><div class="quoteheader"><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=898.msg10742#msg10742">Quote from: BioMike on August 23, 2010, 05:15:43 AM</a></div><div class="quote">So, theoretical this is a first control system where <some goverment> can arrest satoshi and demand <br/>that he hands over his key (or get it from his computer) and shut down the complete network?<br/><br/>Or is that not possible? How far would <some goverment> get?</div><br/>Ooooooh, that's a good point too!<br/><br/>I would suggest that as a beginning implementation for an alert system is it most basic, simple and to the point and is guaranteed to work without flaws, errors, exploits, etc. Once this seems to be accepted by most of community and seems well established and secure, perhaps then it may be safe to expand upon it. However, a single point of mass DOS seems too overwhelming to implement into the official client if there is any opportunity whatsoever to exploit it or take control of it through any means necessary.</div> text/html
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