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I'm not saying use the Tor network but rather implement the protocol on a custom, provider-specific infrastructure.
by ThePhysicist 8y ago
I'm not saying use the Tor network but rather implement the protocol on a custom, provider-specific infrastructure.
- Kalium 8y agoI believe your interlocutor is suggesting that the Tor protocol makes tradeoffs in its design that tend to make it slow. This is demonstrated by slowness in the largest Tor deployment to date. Also, have a large and single-purpose Tor deployment controlled by a single provider would mean there would be no privacy from that provider and anyone able to send them subpoenas. I think that this weakens the privacy provided to the point where the decision to use Tor at all becomes questionable.
- ThePhysicist 8y agoSure but the goal of such a system is just to distribute content more efficiently so protecting the users from the provider of the system is not the goal, you just want to protect the users from each other, if you like.
- Kalium 8y agoIn that case, I'm afraid I don't see any advantages over a traditional CDN. Certainly not any privacy advantages, almost certainly not any performance advantages, and probably not any cost advantages either. Is there something I've missed? Can you help me?