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Might be worth keeping in mind that the State Department has a significant interest in TOR's continued existence, contributing roughly 60% of the TOR Foundation
by aphyr 13y ago
Might be worth keeping in mind that the State Department has a significant interest in TOR's continued existence, contributing roughly 60% of the TOR Foundation's annual income. Unsurprising, because TOR is a powerful tool for activists, journalists, and intelligence sources in the Middle East.
Doesn't mean the US doesn't want to weaken TOR, but it might not be that simple.
https://www.torproject.org/about/financials.html.en https://www.torproject.org/about/financials.html.en
- khuey 13y agoThe ideal outcome for the USG is that TOR provides anonymity to its users from everyone on the planet except the USG. Then people who do things they like can be protected while people who do things they don't like can be punished.
- ds9 13y agoRight, then if the non-US find out, they change their practices, and the surveillance may become useless. I think this is what the GP meant by saying it is complex.
- mpyne 13y agoThe fun part is that the NSA's mission is not at all incompatible with the State Dept.'s, taking them both at face value. If the NSA surveils a diplomatic agent in Iran reading BBC News then, well, whatever. No harm done, for either NSA or State.