or the forum
> announcement to be replicated onto mailing lists.
>
> David
>
David
Excellent. Thanks.
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pect that many Tor users or relay admins will find
that a retrograde step, if not a distinct turn off.
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reminding people that security is not an
absolute. We all make assumptions about who, or what is trustworthy
and in what context. But those assumptions should always take account of
our own particular threat models.
Best
Mick
ot faster and uses less
> system resources.
>
Patrick
Many thanks for this. I really like whonix, and /really/ don't like KDE.
XFCE is a good choice.
Mick
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Well, this is interesting (given the earlier thread about
spammers hitting list members). Quick too.
Oh, and BTW "Rose". No, I'm not interested.
Mick
Begin forwarded message:
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 21:39:29 +0600
From: Rose Gregory
To: mick
Subject: Re:Re: [tor-talk] Digita
ace-a8390841.html>
>
Sigh.
In the UK we are truly blessed. Home Office Ministers in general are
not overly intelligent. I'm not entirely sure they are that way
before they get to the HO, or the HO makes them that way after they take
office. Either way they end up spouting dangerously delus
ut as I say, unfortunately the world is not the
same now. I'd guess that if packet switched networking were being
invented now we might be seeing a rather different beast to the IP
stack we currently all know and love. :-)
Happy New Year to all
Mick
--
just don't". I've been a network admin and sysadmin
on corporate systems. Unauthorised traffic on such a network /will/
attract attention, /will/ piss off the admins and almost /certainly
will/ result in disciplinary action including and up to summary
dismissal depending upon the term
(a UK based tech supply company) posted a largely positive
blog comment about TorMessenger at the end of October.
http://www.ebuyer.com/blog/2015/10/what-is-tor-messenger/
I like the fact that commentary about Tor is becoming both m
;
> Seconded. Allowing people to question the project is important, but
> the loonyism that we've had recently distracts people and drowns out
> legitimate discussion.
+1
Unfortunately however, such action usually tends to feed their paranoia.
Mick
--
Onion Routing.
There are plenty of other mail lists, blogs, wikis, discussion fora
devoted to conspiracy theories.
Now can we all stop rising to troll bait?
Please?
Mick
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:51:58 -0500
Joe Btfsplk allegedly wrote:
> Mick, it's not a big deal, but the apparent? quote, "The UK isn't big
> on freedom" - isn't from me (Joe).
> At least, that's how the quote in your reply shows in my Tbird. I
>
On Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:01:28 -0600
Mirimir allegedly wrote:
> On 08/07/2014 11:47 AM, Joe Btfsplk wrote:
>
> The UK isn't big on freedom. Just a sayin' ;)
Sadly that is true. What the UK /is/ seemingly big on though is
apathy. Witness the almost total silence over here
nk you for that. The COLP look increasingly like hired heavies
rather than protectors of the people.
"Policing by consent" this ain't.
Mick
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2014 11:54:57 +0700
Vladimir Teplouhov allegedly wrote:
> 2014-08-07 22:06 GMT+07:00, mick :
> > This is worrying.
> >
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/07/london_cops_close_down_site_arrest_suspect/
> >
> > If this reporting is accurate,
to this would be arrest of any UK VPN or Tor
operator for "facilitating" access to sites which have been blocked by
ISP filters.
As many of the commenters on the Register post have said, "what crime
has been committ
he mirrors (and this applies to tails as well) is to remove
those signatures from the rsynch masters. If they ain't there, they
can't be copied to the mirrors.
Best
Mick
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:09:34 +0200
intrigeri allegedly wrote:
>
> mick wrote (29 Jul 2014 19:02:39 GMT) :
> > But it begs the question - what proportion of the the monthly total
> > downloads from all the mirrors that represents. Any idea?
>
> No idea: we've never a
On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:02:39 +0100
mick allegedly wrote:
>
> Doh! Sorry, I had completely missed that.
>
And of course the same applies for whonix.
I am officially an idiot :-)
Mick
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:23:02 +0200
intrigeri allegedly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> mick wrote (29 Jul 2014 14:54:10 GMT) :
> > I have just checked on my tails mirror and I get the slightly
> > depressing results below:
> > [...]
> > which I make 0.68%
>
> Our dow
On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:54:10 +0100
mick allegedly wrote:
> I have just checked on my tails mirror and I get the slightly
> depressing results below:
>
> cat tails.log.1 | grep tails-i386-1.1.iso | grep -v .sig | sort -t. +0
> -3 -u | wc -l
>
> 1774
>
> cat tails.
4
which would give only 0.15% bothering to check the signature.
(Of course, since many connections to my mirror may come over Tor my
sort will remove any which happen to pop out of the same exit - so the
approach is far from perfect. That said, my
oo
> addresses.
>
> What do you think about getting bridges via SMS?
>
It ties the requester to a mobile account number. Or, if you use
something like a web/sms system, it discloses the bridge details.
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Better stop using it.
Mick
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ht
rust a site. Hell, most people are perfectly
happy to connect to /any/ site without SSL/TLS. Why complain about a
site which offers encryption, but doesn't conform to the wider CA
model?
Mick
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> >
>
> Here is some of the source code:
>
> http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/xkeyscorerules100.txt
>
> Happy hacking,
> Jacob
Interestingly there is no mention of "dl.amnesia.boum.org" (the
downloa
> development of Onion Routing.
to the list if I may.
On 29/06/14 I said: "Personally I shy away from feeding trolls."
then, stupidly, I proceeded to break my own rule with the inevitable,
and predictable consequences.
I'm really, really sorry.
ow had difficulty
accessing "the more serious categories, such as child porn and
violent sexual material".
That strikes me as stupid. Certainly it is not "low key" as you say.
Mick
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:30:35 +0100
Mark McCarron allegedly wrote:
>
> Congratulations, so you found someone with a similar name what are
> the odds of that.
So. Can I take that as a "no" then? You are not that same M
ed at [1] and [2]?
[1]
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/366503.html
[2]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/07/09/weve_found_the_perfect_solution/
Best
Mick
(oh, and BTW, there is a difference between "effect" and "affect" -ref:
your email of 27 June @10:53:46)
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he list (and thus removing his right to air his views) is both
wrong and ironic given that Tor is supposed to facilitate free speech.
Others on the list can choose whether or not to argue with him.
Personally I shy away from feeding trolls.
Mick
On 7 June 2014 10:14:20 GMT+01:00, Roman Mamedov wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Recently on this mailing list and on tor-relays there have been some
>cases
>when relay nodes using standard ports commonly used for other services
>as
>their ORPort cause issues with ISPs of someone else running a relay.
>
>Notabl
nd untrackable"
and promoted (by you) on a mail list dedicated to Tor usage.
And there /are/ alternatives to YT if you are building your own promo.
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you do is disappointing.
Mick
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On Wed, 28 May 2014 11:32:46 +0200
Aymeric Vitte allegedly wrote:
> Why Netflix and why anonymously? You can stream anonymously torrents
> with Peersm.
Your "video" link asks me to activate adobe flash.
Ri
On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:06:30 -0400
grarpamp allegedly wrote:
> https://www.trustworthyinternet.org/ssl-pulse/
>
Which uses the cyphersuite SSL_WITH_RSA_RC4_128_MD5 -
an RSA signature with 128 bit RC4 bulk cypher and MD5 MAC.
On a certificate from Verisign.
Very trustworthy.
On Tue, 15 Apr 2014 06:02:20 +
Артур Истомин allegedly wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:19:52PM +0100, mick wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:48:04 -0400
> > "Christopher J. Walters" allegedly wrote:
> >
> > > On 4/14/2014 4:40 PM, mick wrote:
&g
On Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:48:04 -0400
"Christopher J. Walters" allegedly wrote:
> On 4/14/2014 4:40 PM, mick wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:03:09 -0400
> > "Christopher J. Walters" allegedly wrote:
> >>
> >> Or maybe Snowden really was j
theories" around.
Do you have a reference (independent reporting) for that assertion that
you could share?
Mick
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 22:11:02 +0800
Hongyi Zhao allegedly wrote:
> Yes, I'm from China. And the GFW is a annoying thing ;-(
>
That is probably the finest example of understatement I have seen.
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chill a bit. One suggestion for tor relay operators
to meet for beer does not make this a chat room.
Best
Mick
(and I would have joined them if I was at FOSDEM)
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it might be worthwhile
pointing this out. Facebook alone is vast. Including that as an
example of "deep web" might add some context to the discussion. After
all, the claim that the "deep web" is some 500 times the size of the
open public internet dates from 2001. Somehow that st
sh and be marked as read
> >
> > If you run your own mail server-
> > You could use iptables to firewall the emails away.
and nobody running their own mail server would filter an email list
with iptables. Wrong end of the stack.
Mick
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ect.org/docs/faq.html.en#TBBOtherExtensions
And in the case of this specific extension it might be particularly
unwise. I haven't used this for a while, but ISTR that when I last
tried it it appeared to call home when in use. Others may be able to
c
uot;grarpamps" somewhat controversial offering).
Shout if you object.
Cheers
Mick
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om/search?tbm=isch&q=nsa+humor
I wasn't offended. I found it funny (and I have taken the liberty of
posting a copy, I hope you won't mind).
But as I said, I just couldn't see anyone in the Tor Project actually
using that image in a presentation, even if it would "
e him using this. :-)
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tor-talk mailing
use I was
grandfathered in from the time they were just starting out, But you can
still get 1TB per month traffic allowance for $5.00 per month. They
are happy to let you run a non-exit relay. Just tell them in advance.
Mick
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ay out the range of volunteers
who run a node on their own money, Egerstad said.
"Who would pay for that?" Egerstad said.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/security-researcher-intercepts-embassy-passwords-tor-148
Mick
keen
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/megabytes/2011/05/05/getting-surveymonkey-our-backs
there are free FLOSS alternatives
http://www.limesurvey.org/en/
And if you aren't keen on clicking random links in email, just s
.com/2h87eb9.jpg
>
I did wonder
Mind you, clicking the "tor" tag on your latest link takes you to some
"interesting" images. Definitely NSFW.
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"*nix-nazi" and one of my machines uses windows and KIS2013.
> I'm also not eager to "out" myself with this to the community.
Um. :-)
(Well someone had to say it.)
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ink until those facts are known, we're just spinning our wheels.
>
And slowly at that.
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I see no reason
why it could not run on a VM hosted on OSX.)
(OT I know, and more appropriate for a tails list)
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ow to be
looking into my requests with a view to giving me a "better" or
"faster" service.
And how would I cope with SSL?
Best
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nd my time over
> > a short call, and explain what we have built, and how and what it
> > can defend against.
> >
I assume that Oded meant "anything but" rather than "nothing but"...
Mick
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:54:59 -0400
David Huerta allegedly wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Anonymous
> wrote:
>
> > 22.10.2013 14:07, mick wrote:
> > > On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:56:03 -0400
> > > grarpamp allegedly wrote:
> > >> Yeah, what
On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:56:03 -0400
grarpamp allegedly wrote:
>
> Yeah, whatever Google, you were cool once, but now, soo lame.
They stopped being cool a long time ago.
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chaps"
known to "other good chaps" why should I trust all those "good
chaps" in the club when I am outside it?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Mick
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ncludes (your words) "(regular, repeated) extensive personal
interviews, background checks, giving polygraph tests, injecting sodium
pentathol" is offensive in the extreme.
And in my particular case you co
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:05:54 +0200
Elrippo allegedly wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
> Hash: SHA256
>
> That's what I suggested earlier, without a reaction :D
>
>
Damn. Top posting makes this awkward
>
> mick schrieb:
>>
> >Not st
or Free Software
> would be a boon.
See above. I'd be inclind to give AAISP a call. They are smart people
and obviously Tor firendly.
Good luck
Mick
(And if you want any further advice or simply want to discuss options,
I'd be happy to hear from you direct.
s at making
a hybrid system which /may/ work within an anonymising network such as
Tor, will almost certainly face problems when attempting to connect to
clearnet systems. The gateways between the two systems have to be
indentified. If they are identified, they can be blocked.
There
allowing me to do it as the DS installation dies every
> time I try =(
>
Not strictly on topic, but why do you think you need a groupware
application? Why not simply install postfix/exim and dovecot/courier (or
whatever your MTA and IMAP/POP3 server of choice).
Mick
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al problem with quite a few mail
servers. If the MTA uses a RBL of any kind the MTA may drop the mail
if the Tor exit nodes appears on those lists.
Some mail operators are dumber than others.
Mick
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.
>
adrelanos
I currently provide two tails mirrors. I could probably mirror whonix
too. Neither tails mirror currently uses SSL, but I could easily add
(self-signed) certificates to either or both.
Contact me off list if you like.
Mick
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track record (see "phorm") whilst the likes of AAISP are truly
excellent.
If enough UK users vote with their wallets, ISPs may be more inclined
to grow a pair. Unfortunately, the general UK reaction to the Snowden
revelations seem only t
related to the John Perry listed in the
whois record for jpunix.net.
Mick
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> assistance circumventing a national firewall [36].
[ snip ]
> [36] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-July/029054.html
>
Not quite what I said, but hey. :-)
Best
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owden is still loyal to
> NSA, and is releasing misinformation according to a plan of their own
> design?
Once you start to believe in conspiracy theories you inevitably end up
questioning any version of reality.
"How far down does the rabbit hole go?"
Mick
--
On Tue, 08 Oct 2013 01:20:36 +
mirimir allegedly wrote:
> On 10/06/2013 10:32 AM, mick wrote:
> >>
> > Forgive me, I'm not sure I understand this. Could you elaborate
> > please on the nesting of the VPN tunnels with Tor? Since Tor does
> > not (current
On Sun, 06 Oct 2013 05:51:03 -0400
"Anthony G. Basile" allegedly wrote:
>
> Is there a BSD based liveCD desktop?
>
According to distrowatch, PCBSD has a live version.
Mick
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gt; is adequate, especially for UDP traffic.
>
Forgive me, I'm not sure I understand this. Could you elaborate please
on the nesting of the VPN tunnels with Tor? Since Tor does not
(currently) support UDP, what architectural model do you have in mind?
(e.g. openVPN tun
didn't occur to me to ask for one.
>
> I've just personally decided to point people at
> https://tor.stackexchange.com/. And you can just ignore me.
>
> But I am open to guidance from other list members. And I'll post a
> question in http://m
rt of Tor ended in October 2012."
So. How does this square with BBG's alleged support for financing new
fast exit relays?
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2013-September/002824.html
Best
Mick
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he botnet. In a lot of circumstances, if your system isn't secure,
> you can't do much to stop this.
>
Interesting exchange guys, but off-topic.
Mick
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/network owners reside.
For example I could pick servers in the Netherlands, Germany and
HongKong and find that all were provided by a US company.
Mick
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own as UK Government"
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and what level of risk are you prepared to take.
Mick
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http://ba
vent to
> discussions about Tor
I use Dan Pollock's file at http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
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is aimed at refuting what could be seen as
conspiracy theory, I think you may be in danger of adding fuel.
Best
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ut some good solid facts would sure be useful.
>
> I suspect PirateBrowser, given that PirateBay users probably outnumber
> privacy lovers by 2-3 orders of magnitude.
Source?
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the global rise of around half a million. So I
don't think we can lay the entire rise on Russia's doorstep.
Mick
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fically ensure a US based IP source address (hence the subject
line). Gordon Morehouse recommended a commercial VPN as an /alternative/
to tor. My question (and that of others) was how that would give you
any anonymity.
Best
Mick
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On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:41:13 -0400
Nathan Suchy allegedly wrote:
> I'd beg to differ. There are very good VPN providers that keep
> absolutely no logs so you would have anonymity in that case.
How do you pay for them? Bitcoin?
(Serious question. But, I recognise, off-to
wn minds about whether they
would wish to use tor. Hiding discussion would deny interested parties
that right and would end up in futile "choir preaching".
Best
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hat we don't understand." If the tor builders
themselves profess not to understand the implications, then I'd be
inclined to trust their recommendation against it.
Best
Mick
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On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:31:18 +1000
"shm...@riseup.net" allegedly wrote:
> mick:
> >
> > But I fail to see the problem here. OpenVPN uses easy-rsa.
>
> the problem isn't with the way they chose to create certs.
> it suggests they may have taken shortcuts
S
> > works, but throttles and limits daily throughput.
>
> they also use google dns servers as their backup resolvers ...
Well I can see that's not good.
> and used easy-rsa for their certs ...
But I fail to see the problem here. OpenVPN uses easy-rsa.
Mick
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buy you a geo specific location, at best it buys you /very/ limited
anonymity and privacy.
But, yes, if all you are concerned about is (say) a US IP so that you
can view Hulu, it might be acceptable. It depends upon your use cas
nder pages correctly because of
the default TBB settings], because they would not know how to allow a
website to use JavaScript (or that enabling JavaScript might make a
website work).
(Additions in [] )
Mick
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s) you have to
trust someone at some time.
Mick
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node operators count porn traffic increase in time?
>
Not without sniffing the exit traffic. Not only is that a very bad
idea, it will also likely get the exit node flagged as bad.
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s attempts to block access to certain types of sites fails,
there will be calls to ban all tools which can possibly circumvent
such filters - such as tor.
Pity then the poor ISP who has to explain how difficult that is and that
blocking ssh/vpn/ssl etc will stop busin
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