On Monday 21 August 2006 19:05, Chris Palmer wrote: > Robert Hogan writes: > > It's not a matter of speculation. Using Tor expands the number of > > potential eavesdroppers by at least the number of exit nodes in the > > Tor network. > > I understood the question to be something like, "Are Tor operators more > likely to be eavesdroppers than regular IP-layer router operators, layer > 2 snoopers, spyware authors, and other meanies?" Maybe I misunderstood. >
My point was that it's easier to run a tor exit node than do any of the above. That makes it more likely to happen. > There are so many opportunities for eavesdropping, and they are so often > taken (on small and global scales), that worrying about Tor operators is > relatively minor -- especially since if you really want security, you're > already using end-to-end encryption anyway. It's moot. > > > I don't think the law is much consolation for someone who wants to > > remain anonymous! > > Again, I'm not saying -- I never even sort of said -- that people who > want anonymity should pin their hopes on Tor operators knowing and > observing US law. Sorry, I was being a smartarse. -- KlamAV - An Anti-Virus Manager for KDE - http://www.klamav.net TorK - A Tor Controller For KDE - http://tork.sf.net
