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The government has really showed us how little we can trust them in the last couple weeks. Go Tor!
by nsxwolf 14y ago
The government has really showed us how little we can trust them in the last couple weeks. Go Tor!
- rsync 14y agoToR is funded by the US government.
- jagermo 14y agoand, according to about TOR [0], it is still used by the US Navy for intelligence gathering. Which is probably the best protection for the project, since those guys really care about anonymity. [0]: https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en
- tnorthcutt 14y agoSource? Edit: looked it up myself: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324677204578185382377144280.html?mod=googlenews_wsj http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732467720457818...
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- lawnchair_larry 14y agoWhat does that have to do with his claim that the USG is not trustworthy? Are you implying that it isn't the solution that it claims to be, due to the funding source?
- rsync 14y agoI'm not claiming anything - I'm simply pointing out that the answer to the question "will tor protect me" has a little bit more nuance than it is usually answered with...
- lawnchair_larry 14y agoThat's why I said "implying" - can you state directly what you mean? Your reply wasn't directly relevant and you're intentionally being vague and ominous, which isn't useful. The most logical conclusion, given the information that you're providing, is that "Tor might not protect me because the authors accept US Government funding". If so, it's important to call that out as the BS that it is. Either you are highly ignorant as to how Tor works, or you are being malicious for some other reason. If I've missed something, please clarify.