3 ms·
This is an interesting point I hadn't considered but I'm skeptical the rebranding will substantially change anything for people living in repressive countries.
by ramblenode 10y ago
This is an interesting point I hadn't considered but I'm skeptical the rebranding will substantially change anything for people living in repressive countries. Governments that flag someone as suspicious or arrest someone for using Tor would have done so before the rebranding. These governments don't need to convince a jury or an impartial judge that Tor is a dissident network. They are already well aware of how Tor is used to circumvent the government firewall both by commoners who just want to watch YouTube videos and by activists to communicate.
- JumpCrisscross 10y agoI've been advised to cease using Tor when travelling to certain places. Previously, I could have a reasonable conversation around "securing sensitive but non-threatening communications". The rebrand makes the tool dangerous to be caught using. The OP's comparison between Western treatment of anything drug related and certain cultures' reactions to the term "human rights" is spot on.