Generalities - okay, good:I thought I had. See here:
What am I failing to disclose? (Actually, I'm more interested in the generalities than the specifics atm, but these are the ones I would be most concerned about.)
I think I may have overemphasized the "sharing" aspect of it simply by mentioning it. While not identical, it's not really very different from two family members sharing the same internet connection; one being very concerned about privacy, the other couldn't care less.
Thank you for this. Helpful. I will put checking it out on my list.
Well to be fair it is capitalized in the Asus-Merlin GUI.BTW... Only the first letter of the acronym Tor is capitalized, per the Tor Project, and distinguishes those whom are familiar with Tor vs those whom are not.
TOR and VPN serve completely different purposes. TOR is to enhance anonymity, VPN is designed to protect privacy. The former allows for anonymous and untrackable access to the web but in itself does not assures privacy (intended as a way to transfer data securely between two locations under the user control). VPN does the opposite, it's absolutely not anonymous, but it allows for a secure communication, but only between two sites under the control of the user (say, to connect to a corporate network). If you use it to connect to the web in general, it will only prevent sniffing the data that is in transit, but it will do absolutely nothing to your anonymity.Because it's free, that's one main reason why its widely used. But anyone who takes the time to research TOR, and who created it, will understand that it has its potential security and privacy issues. Anyone who is serious about privacy should research paid VPN vendors, or if wanting to setup one's own VPN, look into OpenVPN and WireGuard and other self installed VPN server/client options.
Please provide unbiased references to your statement.Tor doesn't enhance anonymity. Only gives the feel-goods that it does.
request for general ideas related to TOR
Ok, I admit it, I am a privacy nutcase. I recognize that privacy is hard and complex, some people may think that the available gains are not worth the effort and sometimes what a person does intending to enhance privacy actually diminishes it. I’m also not very good at it. Nevertheless, I think...www.snbforums.com
Logic alone is pointless, and therefore your point moot. You need to point to actual software auditing (or in general in unbiased scientific peer review)Which statements are you referring to?
My point is: there is no perfect software. Tor, like any, isn't either. There are certainly well documented weaknesses, but knowledge is key for informed decisions. Tor has its merits and uses, and in conjunctions with VPN is a valuable tool. Its deployment needs to be evaluated based on the specific case study, rather than to an holistic: "Tor is bad".Logic alone is pointless, and therefore your point moot. You need to point to actual software auditing (or in general in unbiased scientific peer review)
Yes.This is a very interesting debate, which goes beyond the 'technical' or 'technological' knowledge I usually seek from this Community.
Why is that? Nothing in the rules that prohibits discussions of privacy and anonymity or Tor for that matter. Basically SNB will shut you down if they don't like what you're doing.(Un?)Fortunately, I doubt very much that SNB will be seen as the proper place for discussing those positions.
Thanks for the link. It seems quite clear that your interpretation is correct. Still, it doesn't seem appropriate to me right now. Maybe I'll change my opinion after I've thought about it for a while.Why is that? Nothing in the rules that prohibits discussions of privacy and anonymity or Tor for that matter. Basically SNB will shut you down if they don't like what you're doing.
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