[tor-talk] Why the US Government funds circumvention projects (Like Tor)

2011-03-29 Thread Christopher A. Lindsey
dar on this, because a lot of the people we are working with are operating in very sensitive environments," said Michael Posner, assistant U.S. secretary of state for human rights and labor. Full article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/us-rights-usa-technology-idUSTRE7206DH20

Re: [tor-talk] Google disable web-access to gmail for Tor-users?

2011-04-07 Thread Christopher A. Lindsey
On Thu, 2011-04-07 at 14:54 -0400, grarpamp wrote: > > If I understand some Tor users' reasoning, they want to use Tor w/ email > > for various privacy reasons AND they want to use "really good services & > > tie-ins" at the same time? ... My questions here are sincere - trying to > > learn > > T

[tor-talk] Put Tor On A Chumby

2011-04-14 Thread Christopher A. Lindsey
I ran across this on Instructables.com http://www.instructables.com/id/Put-Tor-On-A-Chumby/ Excerpt: A few years ago, Tor developer Jake Appelbaum told me about putting tor on a chumby. I didn't think much of it until recently when woot.com had a chumbys for sale. Seeing the chumby as a new toy

[tor-talk] With a Massive Hardware Hack, Libyan Rebels Hijack Disabled Cell Phone Network

2011-04-15 Thread Christopher A. Lindsey
Apologies in advance. This is not directly related to Tor. However, it's inspiring and is related to the circumvention of bad actors attempting to restrict people's communication. And, maybe they did use Tor, too! ;-) Excerpt: The Wall Street Journal today brings us an amazing story of a few s

[tor-talk] US Senators Seek to Crackdown on Bitcoin

2011-06-14 Thread Christopher A. Lindsey
ory.com/rs/2011/06/09/senators-call-for-crackdown-on-bitcoin-as-drug-traffickers-take-hold/ Since it appears they're going to be targeting a Hidden Service, it will be an interesting test of Tor's resilience given the resources available to the US government. Take care, Chris -- Ch

[tor-talk] Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist

2012-02-12 Thread Christopher A. Lindsey
tates? It seems to me that anyone wishing to use Tor to protect themselves, especially at cafes, would start being unnecessarily harassed. Take care, Chris -- -- Christopher A. Lindsey Garuda LLC PGP Key: AFD4E820 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message