CC ----- Forwarded message from Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> ----- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:49:05 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> To: tor-relays@lists.torproject.org Subject: Re: [tor-relays] #torstrike On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 11:14:59PM -0400, krishna e bera wrote:

On 21/08/16 10:02 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

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Fact: Jacob Applebaum's directory authority was a target of NSA's XKEYSCORE: https://contraspin.co.nz/the-weaponising-of-social-part-3-the-resurrection-o...

Of course, perhaps they all are.

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Fact: Jacob Applebaum got kicked from Tor Inc, prior to a proper investigation.

Any organization would do the same with similar allegations. If he was exonerated, he could rejoin afterwards.

Put it to relevant/ external/ unbiased authorities, not internally compromised "investigation group with chips on their shoulders".

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Fact: The investigation done by Tor Inc, was run by the primary accusers of Jacob Applebaum.

Evidence?

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In the USA's war against Bradley Manning, Julian Assange, Wikileaks and Edward Snowden, Jacob Applebaum was a very high target, and caused the three letter agencies a lot of problems.

So yes, operation of the network you use for -genuine- privacy needs, is very much dependent on those running the organisation.

Fact: The ENTIRE board of Tor Inc got replaced after Jacob was given the boot!

My conclusion: This was a coup, blunt and bloody, take no prisoners, respect no righteousness.

Overdramatic. Where's the blood?

Jacob Applebaum's scalp.

Who was behind the coup, and what hard evidence do you have? Are you looking for #torstrike to prompt leaks of such info?

I don't know that torstrike could be useful ultimately. Forking possibly.

Makes more sense for the Board to be distinct from the day to day operations people anyway.

The only thing that makes sense is that the core people are trustworthy - there are now major problems with core Tor Inc people.

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My conclusion: The operation of the Tor directory authorities can no longer be trusted.

Perhaps it never could be. Are you ready to run one?

Is that a genuine offer and a genuine possibility?

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My conclusion: The deployment of TBB by Tor Inc can no longer be trusted.

Fork it.

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