![]() This leads me to believe two possible scenarios are in operationĪ) fallback measures are being put into place I note that today(23/12/14 it took several attempts to establish a TOR connection, this is in itself an atypical experience for me usually i am able to establish a connection first try, within 30 seconds. the oft quoted"nothing to hide, nothing to fear" comes to mind and does not hold water. ![]() Ĥ) Governments have increasingly been taking the assumption that they, and they alone are entitled to privacy no one else matters. leaving aside outfits like the silk road drug distribution network criminals, including terrorists DO NOT use tor simple because they KNOW that doing to would bring them to the attention of the authorities. citing"piracy" having not managed to get their way through offician channels their MO is not to try and get under the table agreements allowing them to directly interfere with DNS lockup tables at the backbone level.ģ) As has already been pointed out. have been wanting to find ways to control internet traffic to their advantage. ![]() There are some interesting points to considerġ) many relays are high capacity high speed relays.not the sort of thing you would usually associate with a volunteer network of users.Ģ) "copyright" holders. NSA in particular have been looking for a "justifiable cause" to attack TOR recently comment where made to the effect that operatives where"helping the tor team find possible weaknesses". Like freedom of speech, online privacy is a right for all. The Tor network provides online anonymity and privacy that allow freedom for everyone. In the service of justice, we believe that the answer is to open up communication lines for everyone, securely and anonymously. If human rights workers can't report evidence of possible crimes against humanity, it is impossible for other bodies to examine this evidence and to react. If journalists are unable to keep their sources confidential, then the ability of the press to check the power of the government is compromised. For example, if Members of the British Parliament or US Congress cannot share ideas and opinions free of government spying, then they cannot remain independent from other branches of government. This right is a foundation of a democratic society. Attempts to disable the Tor network would interfere with all of these users, not just ones disliked by the attacker.Įvery person has the right to privacy. Tor is also used by banks, diplomatic officials, members of law enforcement, bloggers, and many others. Millions more also use the Tor network at their local internet cafe to stay safe for ordinary web browsing. People use the Tor network every day to conduct their daily business without fear that their online activities and speech (Facebook posts, email, Twitter feeds) will be tracked and used against them later. The Tor network provides a safe haven from surveillance, censorship, and computer network exploitation for millions of people who live in repressive regimes, including human rights activists in countries such as Iran, Syria, and Russia. If the network is affected, we will immediately inform users via this blog and our Twitter feed along with more information if we become aware of any related risks to Tor users. We hope that this attack doesn't occur Tor is used by many good people. ( Directory authorities help Tor clients learn the list of relays that make up the Tor network.) We are taking steps now to ensure the safety of our users, and our system is already built to be redundant so that users maintain anonymity even if the network is attacked. The Tor Project has learned that there may be an attempt to incapacitate our network in the next few days through the seizure of specialized servers in the network called directory authorities.
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