• AnonPaste Creation and Features: Hacker group Anonymous and the People's Liberation Front created AnonPaste, a data-sharing site with no moderation or censorship. It uses a free.tk web address and allows users to set a paste expiration time. Data is encrypted and decrypted in the browser using 256-bit AES. The site accepts donations in WePay or BitCoins.
• Purpose and Alternatives: It was launched as an alternative to Pastebin, which has struggled with a reputation for hosting malicious code and stolen data and has faced increasing DDOS attacks. Recently, Pastebin's traffic has grown significantly.
• Pastebin's Actions: Jeroen Vader, the owner of Pastebin, claims to occasionally filter out illegal information and has complied with law enforcement requests. This led to the creation of AnonPaste.
• Software and Creator: AnonPaste is built using open-source software ZeroBin by French developer Sebastien Sauvage, who has experience in creating online authentication systems for French banks but reminds users of ZeroBin's limitations against Javascript attacks.
• Vader's Concerns: Vader isn't worried about the popularity of his site but is concerned about the new site being used by those with things to hide and potentially posing a threat to personal privacy and institutional operations. He believes there should be some form of content moderation.
• AnonPaste's Stance on Content: The creators of AnonPaste state that the responsibility for the legality or appropriateness of pastes lies with the poster as they can't delete any particular paste due to encrypted data.
• DDOS and Functioning Issues: ZeroBin has not been stress-tested against attacks, and access to AnonPaste has been intermittent this afternoon, indicating hurdles in its functioning.