On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:06 PM, grarpamp <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > They took the machine running Tor exit node called "nami". > > > Well, sorry to hear that. > > Good luck with the police. :-( > > Actually, I think people will be just fine if their systems are > free/encrypted of 'interesting' content, and they didn't provably do > things via that Tor client at the same time and so on. Laws and > systems may be crazy, but if someone's good overall they'll win out. > It may just take some time and talking and educating the judicial types. > And certainly the CCC might give good tips and pointers to legal advisors. > As always, speak with counsel first, if available. > Be strong, be cool, no need to panic, life happens :) > > And if you're a node operator, it wouldn't hurt to > consult with counsel beforehand. Most lawyers > offer a free initial consultation up to an hour. That way you > can shop around and know who you'd like to work > with IF something should happen in the future. > > You could even put a sign on the node that says 'I'm the box you want, > take me'. Might save some ransacking of your datacenter :) I was thinking recently about something along these lines. How crazy would it be to have someone design a door or window sticker that says something like "The Tor network lives here! We are proud to support privacy and anonymity, and operate a Tor network exit node from here with the nickname "xyz". Go to https://www.torproject.org for more details on the Tor network. Go to http://torstatus.blutmagie.de/router_detail.php?FP=12e498a498a8cc78eef6abb0f397d96712e7d070 for more details on our exit node xyz." Wesley
