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It makes sense for the NSA to run exit nodes for the same reason it makes sense for the U.S. Office of Naval Research to have funded its creation and for the U.
by mpyne 13y ago
It makes sense for the NSA to run exit nodes for the same reason it makes sense for the U.S. Office of Naval Research to have funded its creation and for the U.S. State Dept. to heavily fund its upkeep. There is a vested U.S. national security interest in residents of hostile regimes to be able to freely access the Internet without being traced, even with the knowledge that it may be used to make it more difficult for the U.S. itself to meet other security goals.
- dfc 13y agoThere you go injecting sanity into the discussion again mpyne. Tinfoil hats are the latest hipster fashion accessory and you are ruining all the fun.
- ippisl 13y agoIf you look at the history of anonymity networks, you'll notice that tor totally replaced mixing networks. Considering the fact that mixing nets are more secure against government, with regards to email, it is interesting that the u.s only invests in and promotes tor. But in a world where individuals have access to extremely powerfull tech, something has to be done. I think the solution for privacy might look like something different. Maybe the government could read everything, but there would be some good transparency tools, ensuring proper usage.
- rdl 13y agoMixing networks (especially for email) died for a lot of reasons, not really fair to blame Tor forthat. And I agree -- high latency systems are far more secure. Something with 5-10 day latency should be secure under a lot of assumptions. Sadly the old mixmaster code is lame, and mixminion never really took over.