The counter they made has a good point, that you really don't know who is using it; but to suggest that means it's entirely used by criminals is also ridiculous. What can be known is *how* TOR is being used by setting up studies at exits and seeing what kind of services people are connecting to. From that, some inference of *who* is using TOR is possible. Maybe it's the same guy buying cocaine from a black market seller that posts articles on a civil rights abuses site, but it would be silly to make that assumption.
From the usage stats I've seen, the TOR website paints a prettier picture than the truth, but at the same time opponents paint a significantly darker one. On 05/03/2017 05:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Good morning, > > I recently presented to a group of ten local police chiefs on the topic of > Tor and its more common, though less publicized, civil usage, as opposed to > the more publicized criminal usage. During my presentation I emphasized this > fact, and they countered that because its usage is entirely anonymous, it is > reasonable to assume that it could be used entirely by criminals and none of > the oppressed as I had claimed. > > Which brings me to my question. Other than private individuals saying "Hey, I > use Tor for X", how does the overall network know what the network is used > for, even approximately? > > Make your day great, > Isaac Grover, Senior I.T. Consultant > Aileron I.T. - "Practical & Proactive I.T. Solutions" > > O: 715-377-0440, F:715-690-1029, W: www.aileronit.com -- Cheers, Jivan Amara --- Senior Full-Stack Developer [email protected] (619) 549-4497
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