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For example, once or twice people called me (somehow) and asked why I was hacking their websites. I tried to explain, but I doubt I convinced anyone.
by robert_foss 4y ago
For example, once or twice people called me (somehow) and asked why I was hacking their websites. I tried to explain, but I doubt I convinced anyone.
- chinabot 4y agoHow would a non government entity get a physical address or phone number from an IP ?
- Ralo 4y agoSocial engineering can be very powerful. Small ISPs could fall victim to this easier.
- Nathanba 4y agoMay I ask: That wasn't enough for you to stop operating a Tor node? People were abusing others thanks to your specific personal efforts and you just said: "eh, it's still worth it". How do you determine that it's still worth it?
- patcon 4y agoDo you make the same overclever statements when someone abuses freedom of the press?
- Nathanba 4y agoThere is nothing overclever about it, the tech is obviously being abused by criminals. The question around whether it's worth it to enable some "freedom of the press" is apparently enough to evoke some anger within you.
- conductr 4y agoAll tech is abused by criminals. Should an ISP close up shop when one of their subscribers is proven to be a hacker? Likewise, we could argue that many of the legitimate technology companies should be considered criminals. With a few strokes of the pen, they could one day be criminals. My first interaction with Tor I purchased some weed on Silk Road. All very much illegally then and less so now. Things change and are not always quite right to begin with. I’d wager that many readers here now have legal retail access to euphoria inducing cannabis products that they did not at the time of that transaction on SR. Also. I understand that Tor isn’t always secure and I may have messed up. But whatever. Even as some obfuscation I’m ok with it. Anyone interested could track the payment and find me.
- omginternets 4y agoRather than playing coy, you should tackle the challenging part of your argument head-on: tell us why you think Tor is different from other technologies that are routinely abused. That would actually be a substantive contribution to the discussion.
- Nathanba 4y agoWhy do I have to tell you this when it should be instantly obvious: Tor is literally designed to obfuscate the identity of people. A coffee machine isn't.
- Eisenstein 4y agoI assume that since you think that desiring anonymity is criminal that you wouldn't mind replying with your full legal name.
- data_maan 4y agoSo you think people in oppressive regimes should voice their opinion and/or whistleblow with no identity protection and risk... death? You either have haven't thought about this topic very long, or you're just a troll.
- kriro 4y agoI'm curious if you are also opposed to encryption in general. How about https? Should all traffic be http?
- omginternets 4y ago>Why do I have to tell you this when it should be instantly obvious Because it's only instantly obvious until you consider it for a moment. By your logic, literally any privacy-preserving technology, be it disposable email services or *69 on your telephone, are morally unjustifiable.
- data_maan 4y agoDrop your pen, cause that is a tool abused by criminals to make atom bombs (ultimately).
- bauruine 4y agoSome statistics from one of my servers regarding Tor abuse. From 1130 abuse IPs in my http access log 4 are Tor exit nodes and from the 1905 ssh bruteforce attacker IPs 3 are Tor exit nodes. Stop operating Tor nodes would therefore reduce the abuse by basically nothing but take Tor from the people that need it. >eh, it's still worth it Yes it's totally worth it.
- DoItToMe81 4y agoMy abuse logs for the last two years have overwhelmingly been from compromised Chinese devices, and Spanish servers. Not sure why Spain is so often used, but Tor abuse cases are few and far between.