Gordon Morehouse has been spending a lot of time getting the Pi to run as Tor relay: https://github.com/gordon-morehouse/cipollini
I've been running a BeagleBone Black relay on a home network for over 2 months now: http://datko.net/2013/09/13/update_bbb_tor/ Josh On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 5:43 AM, Chris Burge <burgech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I very rarely (if ever) comment on this list (I like to read and > learn). That said, I've been looking into building a TOR router using > Pi. This is because I have elements within my home that are > technically inept and thus are a danger to themselves and everyone > else (ageing parents...what can you say). I've been planning a coup > by secretly replacing the current Tomato router with something like > the Pi (I've been unsuccessful in getting TOR to work on the Tomato > router). The scare, to me, of buying a device is what is in there > (things that compromise TOR) but it does tempt me because I'm lazy > (probably the cause of my downfall). Granted a router does not > guarantee safety from Grandpa downloading something bad that > compromises the router but one step at a time...right? > > On 11/22/13, Sean Alexandre <s...@alexan.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 04:50:44PM +0600, Roman Mamedov wrote: > >> https://pogoplug.com/safeplug > >> > >> Someone should buy this and post a teardown. :) > >> > >> (via > >> > http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/11/22/49-safeplug-tor-router-let-you-browse-the-net-anonymously/ > >> ) > > > > I think these kind of devices configured for Tor make good relays, but > > aren't > > great for anonymity. Tor anonymizes your IP address and DNS requests, but > > application protocols can still reveal your identity. > > > > From "Want Tor to really work?" [1]: "Tor does not protect all of your > > computer's Internet traffic when you run it. Tor only protects your > > applications that are properly configured to send their Internet traffic > > through Tor. To avoid problems with Tor configuration, we strongly > > recommend > > you use the Tor Browser Bundle. It is pre-configured to protect your > > privacy > > and anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with the Tor Browser > > itself. Almost any other web browser configuration is likely to be unsafe > > to > > use with Tor." > > > > Articles like these [2,3] should talk about being good relays versus > being > > good > > for anonymity. > > > > [1] https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning > > [2] > > > http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/11/22/49-safeplug-tor-router-let-you-browse-the-net-anonymously/ > > [3] http://learn.adafruit.com/onion-pi/ > > -- > > 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 > > > > > -- > Interested in selling your home? Ask me! > -- > 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 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
