Subj : I don't think the Tor network is inherently insecure
To   : Ogg
From : Arelor
Date : Mon Sep 16 2024 06:41 pm

 Re: I don't think the Tor network is inherently insecure
 By: Ogg to MRO on Thu Sep 12 2024 07:39 pm

> The Exit nodes can potentially monitor your internet activity,
> keep track of the web pages you visit, searches you perform,
> and messages you send.  No doubt some government institutions
> are operating exit nodes.

Well, I have doubts about that, considering most http traffic these days goes encapsulated in TLS.

An Exit node can't keep track of the sites you visit because different sites are accessed over different circuits. An exit node who gets a gazillion users through it cannot realistically determinate which site visits belong to a particular user either.

Searches cannot be tracked because the serch query is encrypted. Same with messages and the like.

>
> But isn't there more confidence in privacy and encryted
> sessions when using .onion destinations?

With onion destinations you generate to DNS query so I guess that is a win.

Still I prefer i2p.


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