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The author's argument that the Tor Project is throwing its users under a bus isn't convincing. The Tor tools and the reasons to use them haven't changed with t
by bahjoite 10y ago
The author's argument that the Tor Project is throwing its users under a bus isn't convincing. The Tor tools and the reasons to use them haven't changed with the introduction of the Tor Project's new mission statement and social contract. The profile of a Tor user hasn't changed and nor has the meaning of Tor's traffic on the network. A Tor user confronted by the Authorities is still able to give "privacy" as their reason for its use. An at risk Tor user is still at risk and it is far from clear that the Tor Project's stated mission increases their risk.
I think the author conflates the risk to Tor users with the risk to Tor Project members and volunteers. It may well be true that the latter groups are at greater risk.
- tankenmate 10y agoAnd yet some mid level autocratic bureaucrats in various totalitarian countries will now label Tor as a threat to state control and hence will treat any users with suspicion regardless of what said users claim to be using Tor for. Mid level bureaucrats largely don't understand the nuances of technology and cryptography but they certainly understand a political statement when they see one. And so while it might be click bait to say that this will wind up killing someone but at the same time you can say that it is far from impossible.
- romanpoet 10y agoTor operators are the main ones at increased risk. But the key point that there's no good reason for any of them to be at increased risk at all.