Possibly this answers it. But it would require being able to send that RSS feed into the TOR cloud, which I will admit to not knowing if such is possible with minimal ScriptFu. Basically, what I'm wondering is, if someone gets ahold of a twitter distribution list, is it possible to create enough of a cloud so as to remove the possibility of authorities coming to visit the subscriber? -TD
Subject: Re: Question about (cypher)Twitter From: skquinn@speakeasy.net To: cypherpunks@al-qaeda.net Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:13:10 -0600
On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 21:47 -0500, Tyler Durden wrote:
OK, those remaining aged and frail cypherpunks can bash me for not being current...
But are there TOR or other-based services that can (kinda) anonymize (for instance) twitter subscriptions?
Twitter is accessible via Tor; they have done nothing to block it. Or am I misunderstanding your question?
Unless you plan to follow protected accounts, you don't need to actually sign up for a Twitter account to keep up with anyone. Each Twitter account has an RSS feed for that account, which does not need authentication with a Twitter account to access.
Interesting note: not that long ago, Twitter actually used your authentication info against you and obstructed attempts to read single tweets from accounts that had you blocked, and for a while even the entire feed of accounts blocking you. They have since given up their pathetic attempt to imitate Facebook's (dangerously overpowered, IMO) block function.
-- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@speakeasy.net>