Well, apart from using Facebook...
On 8 December 2016 7:51:09 am GMT+00:00, Dave Warren <da...@hireahit.com> wrote: >I agree 100%. And yet, it's still useful for those who don't have >anything to fear from using Tor, but still want the privacy and >security >from the last mile. > > >On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, at 23:45, Duncan Guthrie wrote: > >> The problem with Facebook is that their policies on real names >> somewhat goes against hiding from a repressive regime. Their terms >and >> conditions mandate that they kick people who use pseudonyms, and make >> fellow Facebook users rat on each other. >> If I was an activist I would be wary of using it on or off Tor at >> all. If I am going to be harassed for using Facebook, it's probably >> unsafe to use Tor altogether. It isn't worth the risk, except in a >> very limited manner. >> I think the hidden service in this case is just gesture politics. >> It's not really for citizens in repressive regimes, but people who >> have little to fear from using Tor. >> > >> Duncan > >> > >> On 7 December 2016 3:20:05 pm GMT+00:00, Rana >> <ranaventu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> > >>>> From: tor-relays [mailto:tor-relays-boun...@lists.torproject.org] >>>> On Behalf Of heartsucker >>>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 5:11 PM >>>> > >>>> : tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >>>> > >>>> Subject: Re: [tor-relays] Is there a reason for all exit nodes >>>> being public? >>>> >>>> >>>> > >>>> As one of the Tor users who connects to services where I have to >>>> use my real name (e.g., my banks), I think it's not helpful to >make >>>> assumptions about everyone's use case. Part of why I use Tor is to >>>> >>>> keep my ISPs from snooping on what I'm doing, and it's possible >>>> some of these millions of facebook users are doing the same. >>>> >>> >>> > >>> We will never know the breakdown of the Facebook users by the reason >>> why they use Tor. However, surely many of them are under repressive >>> regimes and do not want their ass kicked for what they write on >>> Facebook. Protecting them is fine purpose and anyhow, Tor has no >>> control over how people use the network and certainly not over why >>> they use it. >>> >>> >>> > >>> Rana >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> tor-relays mailing list >>> > >>> tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >>> > >>> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >>> >> _________________________________________________ > >> tor-relays mailing list > >> tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >tor-relays mailing list >tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
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