[tor-talk] Fwd: [guardian-dev] first beta release Orfox!

2015-09-28 Thread spencerone
Hi, Spencer: What are the benefits [of various] permissions? Nathan Freitas: We are still working our way through all the permissions that Firefox has/expects to have and seeing what we can remove easily. If you compare to Firefox for Android, you can see we already have quite a few less.

[tor-talk] Fwd: [guardian-dev] first beta release Orfox!

2015-09-27 Thread spencerone
Hi, [Accidentally sent before I finished] Guardian Project: Orfox Beta is out on our F-Droid repos [...] Thank you for this! What are the benefits to the permissions 'run at startup', 'download files without notification', 'install shortcuts', and 'uninstall shortcuts'? What do 'connec

[tor-talk] Fwd: [guardian-dev] first beta release Orfox!

2015-09-27 Thread spencerone
Hi, Guardian Project: Orfox Beta is out on our F-Droid repos [...] Thank you for this! What are the benefits to the permissions 'run at startup', 'download files without notification' What do 'connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi', 'view Wi-Fi connections' and 'view network connections' do

[tor-talk] M.Hearn adds privacy depriority to Bitcoin XT, calls your Tor/Proxy/etc use "unimportant"

2015-08-19 Thread spencerone
grarpamp: http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-August/010379.html https://github.com/bitcoinxt/bitcoinxt/commit/73c9efe74c5cc8faea9c2b2c785a2f5b68aa4c23 Bitcoin XT contains an unmentioned addition which periodically downloads lists of Tor IP addresses for blacklisting, thi

[tor-talk] Request: Firefox extension/addon checking tutorial

2015-08-13 Thread spencerone
Lara: I have no idea how to do it. And I bet most of the readers of this list don't know it either. Yet, they can be pretty useful in some cases or downright dangerous in others. Take for example an adblocker. It can fingerprint you, but it can save time, bandwidth, battery time. When you have a

[tor-talk] Profiling Tor users via keystrokes

2015-07-31 Thread spencerone
Hi, flapflap: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/how-the-way-you-type-can-shatter-anonymity-even-on-tor/ says that apparently it's possible to deanonymise Tor users by analysing their keystrokes in input fields of websites. Is there need for modifications in the Tor Browser Bundle/upstr

[tor-talk] USB Sticks for Tails -> CCCamp

2015-07-22 Thread spencerone
Hi, Apple Apple: ... is there some deeper reasoning ...? coderman: USB fit in your pocket; more like DVD-RW perhaps, too. moritz[at]torservers.net: That, plus I haven't owned a device with optical drive for > over 15 years now, and I'm surely not the only one. Where can we find researc

[tor-talk] [TBB] Can userContent.css change my fingerprint?

2015-07-22 Thread spencerone
Hi, neverStop: So I don't understand if this change can modify my fingerprint and/or if an enemy (websites, governments) can see that Aeris: Yep Potentially, with Javascript, an enemy can detect your style changes, so you are no more like others Tor Browser users and you are fingerprintabl

[tor-talk] Invaded by disconnect.me

2015-06-01 Thread spencerone
Hi, gary02121993: Oh man this sucks! Why isn't StartPage the default search engine anyway? Can someone link me the back story? Thanks! You might find value in this: -- intrigeri: Hi, we're in the process of upgrading Tor Browser to 4.5 in Tails, and I notic

[tor-talk] Protest Blocking Tor via CloudFlare

2015-03-10 Thread spencerone
grarpamp[at]gmail.com: CloudFlare throws up a captcha with a comment field for a message that goes to the site owner. So all Tor users fill in the comment, with perhaps even the same generic message... "Stop blocking us." Which naturally makes site inquire their logs to see who "us" is, and as by

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-03-10 Thread spencerone
or won't do application level filtering for you, you can insert some filtering into the chain, as long as you weigh the risks (and I've likely omitted some) spencerone[at]opmbx.org: But I am more asking if Tor can be used as part of a filter, with some sort of application allo

[tor-talk] Tor Browser Bundle with Chromium

2015-03-10 Thread spencerone
zaki[at]manian.org: Fred says the deterministic builds for iOS are impossible because Apple's FairPlay DRM. RAM can't be trusted either. Everytime I think we've hit local peak dystopia, we go deeper. mikeperry[at]torproject.org: "The security researchers also claimed they had created a modi

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-03-09 Thread spencerone
Hi, SpencerOne: Yes, "..separate identification from routing.”, but isn't Tor filtering my connection to the internet by routing my connection through its network? Because, if so, I am wondering if it is possible to have that onion routing process do more than just automaticall

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-02-09 Thread spencerone
SpencerOne spencerone[at]openmailbox.org: Awesome, the Transport Layer, right? But couldn't things on the Application Layer be filtered through Tor before they make it to the Network Layer? Isn't that what's happening with things like Orbot? Aren't applications proxied

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-02-09 Thread spencerone
SpencerOne spencerone[at]openmailbox.org: Is there any risk to this [Whonix on a VM] like with Tails, or is Whonix built to function this way? WhonixQubes whonixqubes[at]riseup.net: Hi! Whonix is optimized to run as virtual machines. It does also run on physical machines, but is optimized for

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-02-08 Thread spencerone
SpencerOne spencerone[at]openmailbox.org: Can Tor be used as a system-wide network filter? Yuri yuri[at]rawbw.com: This is a good question. Tor by default doesn't work on the level of network interfaces, it works on proxy level: SOCKS proxy and Trans proxy. Part of the reason why it was

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-02-08 Thread spencerone
SpencerOne spencerone[at]openmailbox.org: Can Tor be used as a system-wide network filter? Zenaan Harkness zen[at]freedbms.net: Some questions belie a lack of understanding of Tor, and/ or a lack of understanding of your own question. This is possibly one of those times. SpencerOne

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-02-07 Thread spencerone
Zenaan, Zenaan Harkness zen at freedbms.net: On 2/8/15, spencerone at openmailbox.org openmailbox.org> wrote: Can Tor be used as a system-wide network filter? Wordlife, SpencerOne Some questions belie a lack of understanding of Tor, and/ or a lack of understanding of your own question. T

[tor-talk] Tor as a network filter

2015-02-07 Thread spencerone
Hi, Can Tor be used as a system-wide network filter? Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk

[tor-talk] ATOMIC BANJO and LEVITATION used by CSE

2015-02-02 Thread spencerone
mirimir[at]riseup.net: spencerone[at]openmailbox.org: paul.syverson[at]nrl.navy.mil: See p. 129 of http://www.acsac.org/2011/program/keynotes/syverson.pdf also https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#WhyCalledTor aloha, Paul (Note, the German meaning of 'Tor' mentioned in

[tor-talk] ATOMIC BANJO and LEVITATION used by CSE

2015-02-02 Thread spencerone
Re: http://www.acsac.org/2011/program/keynotes/syverson.pdf mirimir[at]riseup.net: It's a great presentation. I can get it to you, if necessary. Please send it my way :) Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settin

[tor-talk] VPN/TOR Router

2015-02-02 Thread spencerone
Hey :) I have been looking at a physical product by Cryptographi called the 'SnoopSafe Encrypted VPN/TOR Router'[0]. Does this work? Is this safe? [0] http://cryptographi.com/products/snoopsafe Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To u

[tor-talk] ATOMIC BANJO and LEVITATION used by CSE

2015-02-02 Thread spencerone
27;t be very fair to call it TOR as there's more than one onion routing project out there ;-) ~Griffin I can get on board with this logic. Tor it is :) Thanks guys! Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go

[tor-talk] WebRTC to uncover local IP

2015-01-29 Thread spencerone
servers, what does this mean for people? Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk

[tor-talk] ATOMIC BANJO and LEVITATION used by CSE

2015-01-29 Thread spencerone
Krishna, krishna e bera keb at cyblings.on.ca: Tor (not an uppercased acronym) Why? Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk

[tor-talk] Firefox Hello and privacy

2015-01-28 Thread spencerone
I didn't experience any option to do anything with adding contacts. A cryptographer is needed to verify the quality of Hello conversation privacy. Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://l

[tor-talk] Torbirdy

2015-01-26 Thread spencerone
d SMTP/POP/IMAP, HTML email, etc, etc. Remember we're comparing Thunderbird without TorBirdy vs with TorBirdy: it is strictly better, even if imperfect. All the best, Jacob In short, TorBirdy is the shit! Wordlife, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To

[tor-talk] Cloudfare reflares

2015-01-20 Thread spencerone
I see no benefit from having this man in the middle. The sites are public, so is their content. If the publishers want protection from the public, they should stay offline. Infinite loop of sadness :( Besides, robots are people, too. SpencerOne grarpamp grarpamp[at]gmail.com: Wow, these

[tor-talk] Craigslist now blocking all Tor IPs? Template for anyone:

2015-01-20 Thread spencerone
ew identity to continue my multi-session. :( Never investigated it though, since I have no clue what to look for. SpencerOne this one encodes epoch time of block in first ten digits, one could discern some policy by parsing the string each exit sees to find blocking time distribution. Fo

[tor-talk] [rt.torproject.org #38223] Firefox Web Shortcuts

2015-01-02 Thread spencerone
Michael, Though I just see a padlock icon to the left of the URL, I can drag a shortcut to my desktop. [Tor Browser 4.0.2 Mac] Same with bookmarked sites. Awesome, SpencerOne Greetings Tor Talk, I am a tor user with a question. I was encouraged by the Tor Project support team to

[tor-talk] Giving Hidden Services some love

2015-01-02 Thread spencerone
omain works in a browser. Security [anonymity] can exist in the open. Awesome, SpencerOne Jonathan Wilkes jancsika at yahoo.com wrote: This has long been a chicken-or-egg problem. A general audience (i.e., not digital security specialists) must know what hidden services do before they g

[tor-talk] All I Want For X-mas: TorPhone

2015-01-02 Thread spencerone
ot pursue better security and freedom than we already have with our mobile devices. Happy New Year to you, too. Awesome, SpencerOne Arxaios haris at arxaios.net wrote: The first rule , is not my rule at all, is never never been broken for a lot of years now because this rule gives hacke

[tor-talk] Giving Hidden Services some love

2015-01-01 Thread spencerone
count as a third party, ultimately classifying my content [whatever I am communicating] as public knowledge? Also, I think saying "Hey, fbook uses it." does nothing to help people map the concept in their mind. Awesome, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk

[tor-talk] All I Want For X-mas: TorPhone

2014-12-31 Thread spencerone
d could be switched over to at will with a gesture or two, then that could be super cool and easy to manage. Giovanni, Janus sounds great, but very esoteric and a lot to learn, at least for most people. We'll see what the new year brings. Awesome, SpencerOne -- Arxaios

[tor-talk] All I Want For X-mas: TorPhone

2014-12-26 Thread spencerone
n. Tough challenges for sure. Awesome, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk

[tor-talk] All I Want For X-mas: TorPhone

2014-12-26 Thread spencerone
amsung and Google :( Though there is still that huge laborious learning curve. Where does this fit into the OHA terms? I know Cyanogen is all Googled up. Thanks, Alexis, for the insight. Definitely a need for TorPhone. ***Side note: Sorry if my title caused some issues. Awesome, SpencerOne -

[tor-talk] All I Want For X-mas: TorPhone

2014-12-25 Thread spencerone
days! Awesome, SpencerOne -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk