...There's a limit on "Personal Freedom". As long as your freedom doesn't affect anyone negatively, then ok. But when things like childporn, sex trafficking, giving/selling people narcotics, comes into play, that's an abuse of "Personal Freedom". That's also exactly the reason why these things should be outlawed. What you're talking about isn't freedom, it's the destruction of other people's lives at the cost of your own temporary happiness. Which is exactly what drug dealers, child molesters, sex traffickers, and more do.
Think of the children!!! Ohhh, my! Nope, not going to fall for that old trick.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin
You have been brainwashed into thinking that those "protections" and "regulations" will do much to prevent the crimes you speak of.
Childporn is extremely rare and can easily be investigated with sting operations with or without Bitcoin.
Sex trafficking is also rare but Bitcoin doesn't assist such behavior. Sex traffickers are already mob/gang related and have invested in legit businesses to launder their money within. Bitcoin isn't needed.
Giving and selling people narcotics should be completely legal . I don't like drugs personally, but fuck you and your war on drugs. You know how much damage you puritans have caused society by not allowing the peaceful exchange of goods to happen?
We heard all the same excuses about the internet in the early days. Us geeks were just a bunch of child pornographers , terrorists, and chester molesters .... lies, all lies.
Putting in a backdoor into a secure protocol can and is being abused by tyrants, dictators, and hackers all in the name of "think of the children!"
The data the NSA collects isn't just stored and used for terrorists. It is being used for illegal industrial espionage, to cover corrupt and illegal actions by government departments and officials, and gives intelligence to guide drones on missions of murder around the world.
Nope, we don't want a backdoor in Bitcoin, and if someone tries to slip one in we will start using another implementation like libbitcoin.
Your opinions and politics mean nothing, regardless. This is happening. Pandora's box has opened. It isn't going away and cannot be stopped.