Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 6/12/2011 1:22 AM, Seth David Schoen wrote: Your communication with an online banking site usually _would_ be encrypted with HTTPS, which would encrypt your login password. For instance, if you were banking with Bank of America, you would normally start your login process at

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Fernan Bolando
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:33 AM, Joe Btfsplk joebtfs...@gmx.com wrote: On 6/12/2011 1:22 AM, Seth David Schoen wrote: Your communication with an online banking site usually _would_ be encrypted with HTTPS, which would encrypt your login password.  For instance, if you were banking with Bank

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 08:44:24AM +0800, Fernan Bolando wrote: Please note my original intent with I started this thread was to create a base set of rules for my users to follow to maximimize tor anonymity and not become a tool against anonymity. Which ones are 'your' users (so I can figure

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Fernan Bolando
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Roger Dingledine a...@mit.edu wrote: On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 08:44:24AM +0800, Fernan Bolando wrote: Please note my original intent with I started this thread was to create a base set of rules for my users to follow to maximimize tor anonymity and not become a

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-12 Thread Seth David Schoen
Joe Btfsplk writes: I'm not a guru in this dept - only what I've read. Reason usually given not to use Tor for Banking is because the Tor exit node has to send unencrypted data to your target site (like bank PWs). Unless your communication w/ that site was somehow encrypted ( a login PW

[tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-11 Thread Fernan Bolando
Hi all I have seen posts on various websites giving a general rules on when and when not to use tor. I have seen, however any official documentation on from torproject or any of the privacy website like eff. Does such a documentation exists? can somebody point me to it. examples dont use tor in

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-11 Thread Joe Btfsplk
I'm not a guru in this dept - only what I've read. Reason usually given not to use Tor for Banking is because the Tor exit node has to send unencrypted data to your target site (like bank PWs). Unless your communication w/ that site was somehow encrypted ( a login PW wouldn't be). A