> TOR is a trap.
I disagree.
But Tor is only part of the solution (it doesn't handle OS security for
instance).
And Tor isn't perfect either(Learn about entry guards issues).
But it's the best we have right now for that kind of tasks.
> It's already been shown that some of the routers are in Government
buildings.
Yes, how is that a problem?
Tor core developers do say that they handle bad/untrusted relays.
And it's not a secret that part of the US government(The NSA for instance,
among others) is against Tor, while another part(The US Marine for instance)
relies on Tor.
> How many times do people have to be told? There is no such thing as
anonymity online.
Well, even if it was true, it's not a reason not to use Tor:
Tor makes de-annonimization harder. So Tor can be used to do regular
browsing. It still provides a lot of nice security features:
* It changes routes every 10 minutes
* You're not alone in an exit node.
> When it suits "them" they can pull records of what you said, to whom, from
years ago. This is endlessly hinted at but you have to read between the
lines.
Yes, that is why you need to use Tor right now, and to use it well. They
usually take quotes out of context to suit better their needs.
> One of the biggest misunderstanding about the internet is that it was
created by a bunch of wonderfully naive, well meaning scientists, intent on
giving humanity the biggest material blessing it's ever seen.
Well, I don't see it that way, but I might be mistaken. That's how I
understand it.
The army wanted some attack resilient network.
So some "hippies" thought: resilient => cannot be censured. And they went to
work for the army.
Given the lack of security concern, the power of the hardware at the time,
and the fact that it had never been made to work before, they didn't make
things secure at the time.
Unfortunately the mentality of security didn't catch up until very recently,
and it still has lots of catchup to do.
> Step forward Mr Tim Berners-Lee - affable English backroom bod type -
supposed to remind us all of Q from James Bond.
Well, Tim Berners-Lee did the Web, not the Internet. IPv4 was not done by Tim
Berners-Lee.
> All the technology - chips, computers, etc, - all comes from US Military
R&D.
Not sure about this one, but still companies can be forced to do things
pretty easily.
> Laws exist that mandate that your ISP keeps records of all you do. So
unless you're an IT Genius, using scrounged parts, assembled for one task and
then disassembled, piggy backing on someone elses connection, they know who
you are, where you are, what you do and what you say.
Yes, and that's not an excuse not to fight it.
Denis.
