| Non scrivetemi 2006-07-09, 7:12 pm |
| traveler 66 wrote:
> Don't forget one thing about the Tor network, it tells you right on
> their site not to rely on it if you need strong anonymity, and they
That's not what it says, and even if it was you've been schooled in why
it's there a dozen times or more now. It's only prudent to include that
sort of disclaimer with any software under development. It doesn't mean
Tor isn't secure.
> just put out a major upgrade with bug fixes. Having said that, it's
Fudding lies.
1.1.22 - Fixed partial directory downloads and some other operational
problems.
1.1.21 - Was a minor stability problem fix.
1.1.20 - Implemented guard node entry and exit policies after careful
consideration of how to best address the one, acknowledged area of
weakness that can't help but exist in any real time network. Traffic
analysis. It wasn't any "bug fix" you lying snake.
> still turning out to be a great privacy tool, and looks like it's
> only going to get better.
Tor isn't a privacy tool, it's an anonymity tool. It offers a benefit
to your privacy only as a side-effect of the methods it uses to afford
you real anonymity.
I realize your life revolves around people NOT understating the
difference between privacy and anonymity, so thank you ever so much for
yet another opportunity to clear up your misinformation.
Privacy is only allowing AUTHORIZED access to your personal information.
Anonymity is disallowing ANY access to identifying information.
Privacy and anonymity methods can assist each other, but they are not
the same thing. You can remain anonymous even if you reveal some
personal information, and keep your personal information private
without being anonymous at all.
Example:
"I wear glasses."
A good example of a piece of personal information revealed through an
anonymous method, that completely compromises the privacy of a vision
problem, but does no damage to anonymity at all.
The inverse is telling your eye doctor you're having vision problems.
You're obviously not anonymous to your doctor, but you expect that your
doctor and his associates are the only ones who have free and clear
access to your records and conversations.
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