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I never knew about Tor. I wonder if the packets are encrypted. But its an over all good article that strangers are good people. I have a few extra computers
by spoiledtechie 18y ago
I never knew about Tor. I wonder if the packets are encrypted. But its an over all good article that strangers are good people.
I have a few extra computers at home. Thinking they would be good for Tor.
- streety 18y agoI would expect the limiting factor to be bandwidth rather than computing resources. It is worth noting that there are also potential risks: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=526140 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=526140
- timcederman 18y agoPackets are decrypted at the exit node I believe.
- biohacker42 18y agoTor is great, there are lots of in depth technical discussions about onion routing online if you're curious. Tor gives you anonymity not encryption, but you can always combine encryption with Tor. I wish everyone would run a tor node, however very few people do and they can come under very serious bullying by the powers that be. Also online you can read accounts of how the government intimidates people who run Tor nodes. They ask you questions, they show up at your place of work and ask questions, etc. Nothing you're doing is illegal, this is just them using their power of intimidation. If a lot of people ran Tor, the game would be over, but because so few do, intimidation still works, sort of.