Re: [tor-relays] In which countries are relays needed, disallowed?

2011-11-25 Thread Andrew Lewman
On Friday, November 25, 2011 11:12:44 Steve Snyder wrote: > It's been suggested that perhaps I mis-interpreted what I was told about > establishing the relay in the UK. I specified a host name that reflected > the use of the server as a Tor relay, and this was the response I got: > > "When it cam

Re: [tor-relays] In which countries are relays needed, disallowed?

2011-11-25 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:12:44AM -0500, Steve Snyder wrote: > even if it's for the public it's fine so long as records are kept > and are disclosed if presented with a legal requirement under UK Law Yeah, right. UK Tor exit operators with some law experience, this strikes me as bullshit. Is t

Re: [tor-relays] In which countries are relays needed, disallowed?

2011-11-25 Thread Steve Snyder
It's been suggested that perhaps I mis-interpreted what I was told about establishing the relay in the UK. I specified a host name that reflected the use of the server as a Tor relay, and this was the response I got: "When it came to filling out the hostname for your VPS, the name struck me. I

Re: [tor-relays] In which countries are relays needed, disallowed?

2011-11-25 Thread mick
On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:12:56 -0500 (EST) "Steve Snyder" allegedly wrote: > I tried to set up a Tor relay in the UK today and was told that UK > law prohibited anonymous Internet traffic. My tentative UK ISP told > me that they must be able to provide identification of users if > presented with a

Re: [tor-relays] In which countries are relays needed, disallowed?

2011-11-25 Thread Julian Yon
On 25/11/11 15:12, Steve Snyder wrote: > I tried to set up a Tor relay in the UK today and was told that UK > law prohibited anonymous Internet traffic. My tentative UK ISP told > me that they must be able to provide identification of users if > presented with a court order. Hmmm... Did they quo

Re: [tor-relays] In which countries are relays needed, disallowed?

2011-11-25 Thread Geoff Down
On Friday, November 25, 2011 10:12 AM, "Steve Snyder" wrote: > I tried to set up a Tor relay in the UK today and was told that UK law > prohibited anonymous Internet traffic. Manifestly untrue. There are several exit relays in the UK and lots more middlemen. > My tentative UK ISP told me th

[tor-relays] In which countries are relays needed, disallowed?

2011-11-25 Thread Steve Snyder
I tried to set up a Tor relay in the UK today and was told that UK law prohibited anonymous Internet traffic. My tentative UK ISP told me that they must be able to provide identification of users if presented with a court order. Hmmm... The topic of country-specific conditions raises 2 questi