Niels Elgaard Larsen wrote: [...] > I run an TOR-access-point. Users have no way of upgrading TOR on it. They > probably do not > even know that they are using TOR. If I fail to upgrade the access-point at > we lock it > out, the users loose the internet connection. And the users are not that > anonymous anyway. > The wireless traffic is not through TOR.
I don't think that redirecting traffic of unsuspecting users through Tor is wise. Using TOR will make things less secure / anonymous for the people using your wireless AP. People using an open, unencrypted, AP can have their traffic sniffed by: - other people nearby - AP owner - ISP of the AP owner - government - ... (depends on the destination) When sending the traffic over TOR, it can also be monitored by: - exit node operators (some owned by crackers / government agencies) - ISPs of exit node operators - governments of exit node operators Since the AP user doesn't know he's using TOR, he will probably transmit information that shows his identity. He may end up on a government watch list, because they know that all TOR users are potential child pornographers / terrorists.
