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> i used to run a tor node but then my bank blocked me because i was a tor node, even though i wasn't an exit node. that alone was too much of a hassle so i sto
by vageli 7y ago
> i used to run a tor node but then my bank blocked me because i was a tor node, even though i wasn't an exit node. that alone was too much of a hassle so i stopped doing it. i also work from home now and vpn to work at a really big company that it wouldn't surprise me if they would notice i ran a tor node with whatever edge security they have. so there are very valid reasons to not even run a tor node from home.
How did the bank block you? By blocking your ip or your user account?
- flatiron 7y agomy ip. when i would visit their website it would say they don't allow tor. a week or two after i disabled my node they unblocked my ip.
- lozaning 7y agoIf you run an exit node on you home internet connection _EVERYTTHING_ that sits behind cloudflare will recaptcha you on every page load. It's easy for service providers to get a list of all tor exit nodes and then blacklist them. If your home IP is an exit node, even non tor traffic coming from regular browsing on your machine is indistinguishable from actual tor traffic. 3 Cox is also very prone to turning off your internet at random times due to botnet traffic looking like it's originating from inside your network.
- vageli 7y agoI'm with you but parent specifically said they were not running an exit node.