Re: Is gatereloaded a Bad Exit?

2011-01-29 Thread Andrew Lewis
One could argue that recording traffic goes against the spirit of the tor 
project and anonymity in general. But even if people do monitor the traffic as 
long as they don't control both nodes there is little chance that the end user 
can really be tracked. There is also an onus on the end user to still practice 
safe internet habits and be careful about still using SSL, when they are 
entering passwords,  or doing similar sensitive things. Tor was not designed to 
make internet browsing safe in a general sense, rather it is meant to provide 
away around firewalls and censorship so that people can access the open 
internet without a fear of getting tracked as easy.

-Andrew
On Jan 29, 2011, at 8:56 PM, grarpamp wrote:

 I dont see how to recognize if the traffic is recorded?
 
 I know people who record exit traffic, lots of it. And they
 do all sorts of things with it too. Does that news trouble
 you? If so, you need to readjust your thinking.
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Re: exit node config for egypt IP range

2011-01-28 Thread Andrew Lewis
That is not really how Tor works as far as I know. A more dedicated proxy like 
squid is what you should look for. Similar to what was done for the Iran 
protests.

But adding new nodes helps the entire network, and increases general capacity. 
If know someone that needs something more specific like a VPN tunnel then that 
is a whole other issue entirely. With that said I would be more then happy to 
get that setup for people if that is required. I am sure others on the list 
would do the same. 

Thanks,
Andrew


On Jan 28, 2011, at 1:59 AM, Klaus Layer wrote:

 Hi,
 Jacob Applebaum asked on twitter for more nodes which exit to ports 22, 25, 80
 and 443 to support egypt. Does anyone can post a proper exit config for those 
 who want to support the egypt people but are unfamiliar with exit nodes. I 
 would like to open my relays exclusively for the egypt ip ranges.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Klaus

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Re: exit node config for egypt IP range

2011-01-28 Thread Andrew Lewis
That is not really how Tor works as far as I know. A more dedicated proxy like 
squid is what you should look for. Similar to what was done for the Iran 
protests.

But adding new nodes helps the entire network, and increases general capacity. 
If know someone that needs something more specific like a VPN tunnel then that 
is a whole other issue entirely. With that said I would be more then happy to 
get that setup for people if that is required. I am sure others on the list 
would do the same. 

Thanks,
Andrew


On Jan 28, 2011, at 1:59 AM, Klaus Layer wrote:

 Hi,
 Jacob Applebaum asked on twitter for more nodes which exit to ports 22, 25, 80
 and 443 to support egypt. Does anyone can post a proper exit config for those 
 who want to support the egypt people but are unfamiliar with exit nodes. I 
 would like to open my relays exclusively for the egypt ip ranges.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Klaus

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Re: Torservers: Update on move to UK on the association

2011-01-17 Thread Andrew Lewis
I doubt that I will be able to get to dresden, but is there a chance of some
sort of video conference? I like the idea of putting together so sort
of official group behind the tor exit node operators. There are a ton of
things that this could encompass, and we could roll up a
few different efforts under one header. Also it allows those that want
to sponsor nodes, but not deal with the tech side of it to contribute.

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Moritz Bartl mor...@torservers.net wrote:

 Hi,

 [ Crossposted to or-talk; if you want to stay informed about
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 * SOFTLAYER/100TB:
 A few days ago Softlayer nullrouted ONE of our exit IPs, but the other
 IPs are still up. So much for the 72hr deadline issued on Dec 5th
 (because of one DMCA complaint).

 I could just move the one dead exit to one of our unused IPs, but we
 have used up most of our bandwidth in the current billing period anyway
 (85TB at the moment, one week to go), so it doesn't hurt that much and
 I'll let it run with three Tor processes for the next week.
 BW: http://us1.torservers.net/stats/graphs/graph_6_3.png

 Every time I ask 100tb about the new server in the UK, they tell me they
 will get back to me with an offer shortly.

 * ASSOCIATION:
 About the association: You know that I am working on setting up a
 non-profit organization. I have found an excellent privacy lawyer who
 helps me to set everything up, and the foundation will be based in their
 offices, which gives the best legal protection we can get. At the
 moment, I am waiting for the tax authorities to confirm the charitable
 status of our charter, after that we will hold a founding meeting in
 Dresden, probably sometime in early February.

 If you happen to be somewhere near and want to help us get this thing
 going, you're welcome to join us! I could also use a native speaker for
 the press release (to hopefully generate a bit of attention to the Tor
 project).

 --
 Moritz Bartl
 http://www.torservers.net/
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Re: blutmagie law enforcement inquiry stats

2011-01-11 Thread Andrew Lewis
Recent cases of people being stopped by DHS as they enter/exit the country
due to political causes they are affiliated with. Not really anything to do
with Tor yet, but wikileaks or hacking in general.

On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 5:15 AM, Matthew pump...@cotse.net wrote:



 On 10/01/11 21:00, Olaf Selke wrote:

 However I'm not sure what will happen at certain country's airport
 immigration.

 What does this mean?

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Re: blutmagie law enforcement inquiry stats

2011-01-10 Thread Andrew Lewis
What do they typically ask for, and is it from any place in particular? Also
what sort of things typically generate these notices?

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Olaf Selke olaf.se...@blutmagie.de wrote:

 Am 10.01.2011 20:42, schrieb Roc Admin:
  This is interesting. Could you detail time consumed in resolving the
  requests and any problems you ran into with authorities?

 this morning arrived the first fax in 2011 requesting user data. Police
 is back again from Xmas vacation ;-)

 Using my template composing the answer and sending it thru a fax machine
 usually takes less than 15min. I never did run into difficulties with
 police so far. However I'm not sure what will happen at certain
 country's airport immigration.

 In most cases the police officers are quite polite and almost happy to
 close their file cause the trace ends. I suppose it's much more easy to
 deal with law enforcement if you appear 25 times a year on police's
 radar than only once. At least they tend to believe my words.

 regards Olaf
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