Re:Lies vs. Statistics: VPN Virtual Server Locations
by mirimir on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:39PM
(#21937584)
True, you don't.
And yes, Tor provides far more anonymity than any VPN service ever could.
However, some Tor relays are malicious. And we have no way of verifying which ones are or aren't, except by trusting the Tor Project. It's true that there's lots more independent oversight, however. But that CMU exploit of the "relay early" bug is a red flag. Because the Tor Project didn't detect the malicious relays for at least weeks.
Anyway, I use nested VPN chains to access the Tor network. So if I get pwned through a malicious entry guard, at least they'll only learn the final VPN exit address.
And yes, Tor provides far more anonymity than any VPN service ever could.
However, some Tor relays are malicious. And we have no way of verifying which ones are or aren't, except by trusting the Tor Project. It's true that there's lots more independent oversight, however. But that CMU exploit of the "relay early" bug is a red flag. Because the Tor Project didn't detect the malicious relays for at least weeks.
Anyway, I use nested VPN chains to access the Tor network. So if I get pwned through a malicious entry guard, at least they'll only learn the final VPN exit address.