There are some restrictions on data storage that are a good thing, namely those that (ostensibly) prevent large corporations and governments from amassing excessive, over-intrusive or incorrect data. I do not think that pornographers and terrorists are the principal threat that HavenCo represents: I am much more afraid that big companies will use it to store information in ways that would be flagrantly illegal in their own countries. As big business accrues ever more power and autonomy, I see less and less comfort in HavenCo's bland ideal that "individuals and groups engaging in unsavory activities will be publicly admonished in a world where communications are free" [HavenCo FAQ].
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There are some restrictions on data storage that are a good thing, namely those that (ostensibly) prevent large corporations and governments from amassing excessive, over-intrusive or incorrect data. I do not think that pornographers and terrorists are the principal threat that HavenCo represents: I am much more afraid that big companies will use it to store information in ways that would be flagrantly illegal in their own countries. As big business accrues ever more power and autonomy, I see less and less comfort in HavenCo's bland ideal that "individuals and groups engaging in unsavory activities will be publicly admonished in a world where communications are free" [HavenCo FAQ].