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I'm not an expert on cryptocurrency so I can't say how well you managed to anonymize the paytrail but the problem of logs and the lifetime of the chain concerns
by maqp 7y ago
I'm not an expert on cryptocurrency so I can't say how well you managed to anonymize the paytrail but the problem of logs and the lifetime of the chain concerns me.
When you start to chain VPN nodes you gain latency so you might as well use Tor. These days Tor has enough bandwidth to play 720p video with ease and there's less hassle. Also once you hit three modes you won't really benefit from longer chain so mixing VPN with Tor isn't really beneficial unless you're evading censorship of Tor.
- mirimir 7y agoOK, fair enough. I'm no expert on Orchid. I rather lost interest, after it became clear that it was useless to me. You're wrong about nested VPN chains, however. Depending on geographical distribution, each VPN adds 50-100 msec rtt. And bandwidth doesn't drop that much after the first VPN. I use both nested VPN chains and Tor to mitigate the risk of Tor circuits being compromised. The lesson of CMU's "relay early" exploit for the FBI was sobering. Given that lesson, only fools use Tor without protection.