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The 51% was a joke, and a good one at that.
by 89284923482 10y ago
The 51% was a joke, and a good one at that.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoI got it. Stepped on it in my counter. The response to Pando piece and these logs don't fit that joke or its implication at all. Plus a strawman given Tor is meant for laypeople mostly. Let's restate the Tor sponsor page differently to show what they're doing: "A US project about helping people enable anonymity plus fight oppression of authoritive regimes, from China to US, that's mostly paid for by CIA and other US propaganda organizations along with small contributions from these other organizations." Juxtapose that against the IRC logs for the real joke. They fear what will happen if seen as affiliated with even one CIA person. Only imagine what their image would be like if lay users, not just security experts, saw their funding spread and sourcing. Probably why they present the sponsor page and other parts they way they do. Obscuring source to maximize uptake. Truth is that they're a tool that can be wielded for good or bad. That it's mostly US govt villians funding it is acceptable to me for greater good so long as legit software. It is so Im fine. That's realistic. This hide the CIA guy crap doesnt fit with reality if they push a genuine one.