On 10/13/20, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 <punks@tfwno.gf> wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 15:39:34 -0400 Karl <gmkarl@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/13/20, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 <punks@tfwno.gf> wrote:
The information is unknown to the vast majority of tor users, including all the tor users who use tor in 'dark markets' and end up in jail.
That's important information. You spew a lot of hard to believe extreme interpretations, do you have a link or personal story to back this up?
if people knew that tor is a scam they wouldn't use it. That's my 'interpretation'. I guess your 'interpretation' is that everybody knows that tor is shit and they still use it? Because they like to die in jail for selling drugs, like ross ulbricht?
also, majority of people know little about computers, let alone a highly specialized topic like 'anonymity networks'. Last but not least, sounds as if you never talked to any tor pusher? This list had/has a few of them...
punk, it's not helpful to tell people not to use tor. tor _increases their anonymity_. it _is_ helpful to make sure they know they are _still not fully anonymous_ using it. We want people using tor, and understanding that they are still not anonymous. The increased anonymity reduces the random harm, and increases the flow of free information.
anyway, if you want to make something that actually works, don't bother with tor's source but start with the 'conceptual' design. Notice that one of tor's core 'features' is a handful of 'directory authorities' (owned by the pentagon of course) - but even if the handful of servers that control the network would not be owned by the enemy, they would still be problematic.
Do you assume that 'feature' can't be pulled out? last i looked it was more educational institutions than the pentagon, dunno.