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>yeah I saw some bad stuff there. After what I saw I don’t think anonymity is a good idea This is a somewhat one-sided way of thinking. Tor is a tool that can
by Run_DOS_Run 3y ago
>yeah I saw some bad stuff there. After what I saw I don’t think anonymity is a good idea
This is a somewhat one-sided way of thinking.
Tor is a tool that can be used for useful things as well as misused for bad things (like a knife or a truck). Now, leaving aside the fact that websites related to credit card fraud, child pornography, and terrorism also have a large presence on the Clearweb.
Also, I'd like to note that Instagram is a global hub for human trafficking, and the moderators' stories don't sound any more innocuous than the Onion stories.
I use Tor daily and abide by the law, but don't want to miss the anonymity or pseudonymity of a Whonix VM and a Tails session.
Since I've been hosting Tor Nodes since I was 14, I don't have to worry about showing up on blacklists of 3-letter organizations, since I've been on top for over a decade anyway.
- mrits 3y agoNot all tools are equal. The iron maiden was also a tool that I suppose could be used for cracking open pecans.
- esperent 3y agoThe iron maiden never existed FYI. Well, not as a real torture device. It was invented about 150 years ago as a fake museum display.
- flangola7 3y agoThen use a real implement. Let's take mustard gas shells, what is their offsetting positive use? There isn't one.
- esperent 3y agoWhy exactly are you trying to compare mustard gas to Tor? I'm kind of lost here. But anyway, to answer your question: mustard gas is not one thing, it's a class of chemicals. But one of them became the first ever chemotherapy drugs, Mustine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlormethine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlormethine
- mrits 3y agoWhy are you talking about mustard gas chemistry instead of the shells that were brought up?
- yakireev 3y ago> Since I've been hosting Tor Nodes since I was 14 Honest question: why do people host exit nodes when they aren't 14 anymore? Given how dangerous it is to host one, and how little personal benefit one gets from it, I kinda assumed most exit nodes are hosted by three-letter agencies from various countries. Is that so? If not, how so?
- hellojesus 3y agoThey specified nodes but not the type. Most likely they are relay nodes and not exit nodes. But I'd appreciate it if the gp chimed in.