Re:Tor’s Branding Pivot Is Going to Get Someone Killed
by JumpCrisscross on Sunday September 04, 2016 @04:46PM
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> Using Tor already marks you as suspicious depending on who's looking, regardless of why you use it
Is this based on experience or assumption? I've had minor issues with Tor and VPNs abroad, when questioned about them. Brushing them off as a "security tool" usually worked.
A "human rights" tool, on the other hand, makes Tor dangerous to be caught using in many parts of East Asia. I find most Westerners (myself included until recently) don't understand the cultural and political sensitivity around the term in certain countries. OP's analogy to the Western treatment of anything rhyming with drugs is spot on.
Is this based on experience or assumption? I've had minor issues with Tor and VPNs abroad, when questioned about them. Brushing them off as a "security tool" usually worked.
A "human rights" tool, on the other hand, makes Tor dangerous to be caught using in many parts of East Asia. I find most Westerners (myself included until recently) don't understand the cultural and political sensitivity around the term in certain countries. OP's analogy to the Western treatment of anything rhyming with drugs is spot on.