any moment now ...

[J.A. Terranson]

On Mon, 29 Nov 2010, John Case wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Nov 2010, J.A. Terranson wrote:
> 
> > > I am curious as to how Tor operators will be viewed in all of this ... as
> > > ISPs
> > > or as material accomplices ?
> > 
> > Likely as a co-conspirator.  This way, grand juries (who have zero clue to
> > start with, and even less after the dog and pony show by the prosecutor)
> > its easier to get warrants to go fishing on any domestic Tor participant.
> > Thousands of potential "terrorists" for the price of a single subpoena :-(
> 
> 
> Running a Tor node that is easily traceable back to your own real world
> identity is, I think, very foolish.
> 
> Unfortunately, the Tor mailing list is full of people running them from their
> residential Internet connection or their college dorm room.

Agreed. I also know of at least two rather large exit nodes (>3mbps) being 
run under actual identities. Foolish, but common. It is very unfortunate 
that many people don't really understand what it is they are undertaking 
in providing anonymity services.

//Alif

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