>> Personally I don't really like them. I think using hidden service as an >> IP address for peer to peer (like torchat) is a risk factor although I >> don't know enough to know for sure.
>You think. Not saying it's perfect and security should not be increased, >but no one was ever exposed due to a Tor failure. What I thought was due to reading some old papers. I believe they are currently fixed. I think there was some directory listing? If a service repeatedly goes up and down (because it was a client and not on a replay server) you can compare what ipaddresses get a match. I believe there was another attack including it being very obvious to guards but that was an old paper. >> (Maybe the already in place guards >> fix that?). But I also think all the content in a hidden service are not >> beneficial to anyone. Wikileaks may have been one but it looks like they >> have no problems getting hosting/a domain and staying online >1. wikileaks has a lot more financial resources >2. wikileaks has a lot supporters >3. look how some people ended up supporting them >They are constantly in press. Not everyone wants this. Agreed but then I believe they won't be targeted or encourage to shut down. >In a lot professions its impossible to host a controversial website. Say >you are a physician, attorney, public servant, officer, just to name a few >examples... And then you want stand up for "more rights for transvestites" >or anything like that. You can't do that, otherwise you loose your daytime >job. Yes but A) They wouldnt have the know how to setup a tor service let alone set up a website B) Theres no reason they can't use a 3rd party clearnet site anonymously through tor. Such as wordpress or tumblr. >> Is there a real reason why the or project can't just disable hidden >> services? IMO no positive exists as the content can be served on >> clearnet (once again wikileaks is fine and that is a big deal). Hidden >> services is just carrying negatives. >The reason many stuff does not get deleted on clearnet is that there ARE >places where it can not be deleted and because those places go viral. >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
