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>There is no need to rely on closed source third party services and the security model is very robust. It also relies on running a Tor node, which means having
by aphextron 10y ago
>There is no need to rely on closed source third party services and the security model is very robust.
It also relies on running a Tor node, which means having your internet connection and IP address act as a gateway for random network traffic from around the world. No thank you.
- adrianN 10y agoYou don't need to relay traffic to run a hidden service.
- aphextron 10y ago>You don't need to relay traffic to run a hidden service. And you think this will scale to billions of IoT devices? Somebody has to run the relays. And then you end up with the same situation.
- azdle 10y agoI thought the only problem was with exit nodes? If you have both the client and the server within the tor network, doesn't that make things because then everything is always encrypted?
- jacobwg 10y agoThe problem here is bandwidth - people on capped internet plans won't want to participate in the tor network traffic by running a relay on their IoT devices.
- lightbritefight 10y agoAll tor relays can be throttled by the user. Sane defaults can easily address this concern.
- adrianN 10y agoI think the real problem is the questionable legality of relaying Tor traffic. At least for exit nodes visits by LEAs happen somewhat regularly. Depending on your jurisdiction you can also get in real trouble (as opposed to having all your computers confiscated and returned when the law is through with them)... But if Tor loses its "the network for drugs and CP" reputation and instead becomes the "network for lightbulbs and toasters", this might change.
- adrianN 10y agoPlatforms that are used by billions of devices usually attract enough money to make them scale.