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running an exit node is a really bad idea. someone is going to do something dumb on Tor and the local PD isn't going to know anything about Tor and will come kn
by flatiron 5y ago
running an exit node is a really bad idea.
someone is going to do something dumb on Tor and the local PD isn't going to know anything about Tor and will come knock on your door.
i used to run a relay and even that became too much of a hassle. first my bank blocked me (they block all tor traffic even from relays) and then my companies IT did an audit and saw traffic "coming from tor" to them and politely asked me to stop using Tor. that was the last straw for me, and i took it down.
- scrose 5y agoI've had a similar experience just connecting to my school's Wifi network. Someone left a threatening message on the now dead 'anonymous' chat app(YikYak) using the campus Wifi. Campus PD checked the IP address, saw one of my devices now had that IP, and gave me a call. I spent 5 mins trying to understand what this app was that they were even talking about, and another 10 mins explaining how IP addresses work to them.
- SubiculumCode 5y agoBut why would you do that from you home IP and not rent a server somewhere?
- flatiron 5y agoMakes sense in hindsight. But I never thought I would have any issues running a relay. Also just got a raspberry pi v1 and was looking for a project.