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Why use paid privacy-by-policy systems when you can use free privacy-by-design systems like Tor and i2p?

• ForHackernews 9y ago
  Because they're slow as shit, difficult to configure correctly, and make you more conspicuous to most three-letter agencies.
  • jerheinze 9y ago
    > Because they're slow as shit, Tor isn't that bad actually for browsing, while i2p needs more love regarding speed. > difficult to configure correctly, For Tor: You just download the Tor Browser. Already pre-configured. > and make you more conspicuous to most three-letter agencies. Good argument for actually using them.
    • projektir 9y ago
      > You just download the Tor Browser. Already pre-configured. Isn't Tor Browser fairly bad due to it being a target? I'm not sure if that changed recently, but I recall seeing lots of "don't use the Tor Browser bundle". Tor also relies on exit nodes to exist, yet it's considered very dangerous to run one.
      • jerheinze 9y ago
        > Isn't Tor Browser fairly bad due to it being a target? I'm not sure if that changed recently, but I recall seeing lots of "don't use the Tor Browser bundle" Just FUD. > Tor also relies on exit nodes to exist, yet it's considered very dangerous to run one. It's dangerous in some places to run an exit, not everywhere.