It could be possible, though I think they must have done in a different way. I don't think waiting 27 days is an option, specially for the source. Freenet has a file-sharing service by default, that could also have been used. Mailing is an option too, though you have a risk of loosing the package, so registering would be needed (fucking his identify). I am really curious about this, since he was not yet caught.
Also what kind of encrypted chat did he have with the journalist? Did they already have a OTR or something similar? Or did he have to "teach" them like Snowden had? On 04/03/2016 11:50 PM, grarpamp wrote: > On 4/3/16, Griffin Boyce <[email protected]> wrote: >> How do you transmit an elephant? One byte at a time... >> >> But on a serious note, it's possible to transfer 2.6TB over Tor in small >> pieces (such as file by file or via torrent). Given the size, however, I'd >> suspect they mailed hard drives after establishing contact with >> journalists. Even on a fairly fast connection, 2.6TB would take quite a >> while... > > That amount of data would take 27 days at 10Mbps. > Few would be willing to sit supervising in a hotseat that long > when they can physically mail 3TB for $100 and 8TB for $230. > Though they might spend 3 days pushing 100Mbps via shells, etc. > Overlay networks move data reasonably well, and reliability > could be handled by chunking protocols. Available link > speeds (thus path speeds) are likely to be limiting factor, > ie: 10Mbps limits you to 100GiB a day. Though at 1Mbps, > DVD torrenting on say I2P seems to be a thing. > -- Kind Regards, Ben Mezger https://benmezger.nl
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