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On Oct 8, 2012, at 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Send tor-talk mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tor-talk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Tor coverage by Japanese media (Hideki Saito) > 2. Re: how to save html5 cookies on TBB (esolve esolve) > 3. Re: answers of Ms Kroes on EP questions ([email protected]) > 4. Re: Tor coverage by Japanese media ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 03:29:23 -0700 > From: Hideki Saito <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [tor-talk] Tor coverage by Japanese media > Message-ID: > <CAAaRP5s47STLWhr1z+742UnLY_QS=dfcfs-b0qgqs+k5fjs...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Tor was just covered in Japanese media. (NHK) > I haven't seen it yet (it won't be coming to Japanese channel in the > States until 20th...) but it'd be interesting to see how this will > affect Tor metrics. > http://www.nhk.or.jp/zero/contents/dsp402.html > > Incidentally, I was actually interviewed by NHK about what Tor is > useful for, however, had to be cut because of time constraints :-( > > Hideki Saito <[email protected]> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 13:00:16 +0200 > From: esolve esolve <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [tor-talk] how to save html5 cookies on TBB > Message-ID: > <CAEYCsr6juQ8=idey7lg2sdgzkrylg4eazprt3efkf1qcnar...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > I noticed that there is a ?cookie protection? feature in TorButton, I tried > that to save youtube html5 join cookies, but that doesn't work > what is this feature used for? > > besides, I noticed that there are some discussions on permanently support > youtube html5 cookies from the following two links > > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3347 > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2832 > > however, it seems there are no results for this? > > > > 2012/10/7 esolve esolve <[email protected]> > >> TBB will delete all cookies when it is closed >> however, in youtube, html5 can be enabled by join the html5 trial through >> this page: http://www.youtube.com/html5, which will save a cookie on TBB >> can this cookie be kept on TBB? >> like configuration file? >> thanks >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 11:13:30 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [tor-talk] answers of Ms Kroes on EP questions > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 11:37:54AM +0200, [email protected] wrote 4.3K bytes in > 109 lines about: > : The Commission is committed to maintaining the open and neutral character > of the Internet. At the same time the Commission strictly respects the > legislation on the protection of personal data. The Commission's public > consultation on ?specific aspects of transparency, traffic management and > switching in an Open Internet? is open to everyone. The Commission > understands and respects that citizens may prefer to stay anonymous when > accessing websites hosted on Europa. > : > : Nevertheless, the Commission has the duty to take all the necessary > measures to ensure a high rate of availability of its websites for all > citizens. The Commission therefore needs to ensure the reliability and > security of its networks and websites (and those it manages for other > institutions) against (cyber-)attacks. In this context the Commission takes > all the measures deemed necessary to mitigate risks and counteract attacks > that occur, taking account of the technical specificities of the latter. > : > : Personal data of respondents to the Commission's public consultation is > strictly protected in line with EU data protection legislation. For > transparency purposes the responses to the public consultation questionnaire > will be published. However, all respondents have the possibility to indicate > after each question, whether their response contains confidential > information. If the respondent mentions that the answer is confidential, it > will not be published. > : > > Thanks for sharing the response. > > Can they share the data about 'cyber-attacks' and why Tor is chosen as > a technology to be blocked? I'm interested in learning the details of > quantity and quality of attacks via Tor against the Europa infrastructure. > > My guess is they don't have any data and just bought some software or hired a > 3rd party to 'protect' their sites. This protection includes a category > called 'proxies' which is selected by default. Within this 'proxies' > category are some long-running Tor exit relays. There was a period of > time, short as it was, where they didn't block Tor exit relays. Can they > share the details of attacks seen, if any, during this period? > > How do they handle botnets and the infected computers of European citizens > trying access their site? > > Ironically, they're all about an open Internet so long as this doesn't > inconvenience them. 'Cyber-attacks' are the official reason China, Iran, > Burma, and others censor their Internet in order to protect their > citizenry. > > -- > Andrew > http://tpo.is/contact > pgp 0x6B4D6475 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 11:31:07 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Tor coverage by Japanese media > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 03:29:23AM -0700, [email protected] wrote 0.6K bytes > in 14 lines about: > : Tor was just covered in Japanese media. (NHK) > : I haven't seen it yet (it won't be coming to Japanese channel in the > : States until 20th...) but it'd be interesting to see how this will > : affect Tor metrics. > : http://www.nhk.or.jp/zero/contents/dsp402.html > : > : Incidentally, I was actually interviewed by NHK about what Tor is > : useful for, however, had to be cut because of time constraints :-( > > Thanks for sharing the link. I was also interviewed by a few Japanese > reporters a few weeks ago. > > In talking to one of them, it seems the National Police busted a child > abuse ring in which one of the members was using Tor as a client. There > were lots of questions about anonymity and Tor only being used for bad. I > made the obvious statement that clearly Tor wasn't an impediment to the > police in busting the ring. They didn't feel the same way about TCP/IP > or .com domains being used in the proliferation of the child abuse > materials. The story was a reaction to 'omg tor' and hand-waving moral > panic. > > Another interview was about Japan's new draconian copyright enforcement > laws. I suggested that laws such as these will only educate the citizenry > on how to encrypt and protect their traffic. This will hamper the future > efforts of law enforcement and not do anything to stop the copying > of bits. The reporter kept confusing copying with theft so I pointed > them at http://vimeo.com/50481436 and http://copyheart.org/ to suggest > there might be other opinions on the matter. > > -- > Andrew > http://tpo.is/contact > pgp 0x6B4D6475 > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > tor-talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > > > End of tor-talk Digest, Vol 21, Issue 20 > **************************************** _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
