On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:02, Brian Mearns <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 7:26 PM, bao song <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Some time ago (2008) I read about a Canadian who used Tor to view Hulu. > > > > I tried it from outside the US, and it worked, but the speed was too slow > for me to use it regularly. Today, a clip from Hulu was highly recommended > by the New York Times, so I tried again: Hulu now tries to block all > attempts to connect via Tor. I tried two US exits, and both were blocked. > > > > Of course, the idea of Tor is NOT to allow people to watch high bandwidth > commercial videos restricted to US audiences, but to allow people who need > privacy to obtain it. > [clip] > > You seem to understand the burden such activities place on the Tor > network, in which case I'm curious what reason one might have for > accessing Hulu anonymously? (Genuine question, not a snide comment) > > If such material (western TV) is deemed inappropriate by the local authorities, then you wouldn't want them to know that you were accessing it. It might not be of life-or-death importance that you did manage to access it for entertainment, but you would nonetheless desire anonymity. > -Brian > > -- > Feel free to contact me using PGP Encryption: > Key Id: 0x3AA70848 > Available from: http://keys.gnupg.net >
