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Re:Thousands of Tor exit nodes attacked cryptocurrency users... by jl2718 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:04AM (#27096518)
Nonsense or terrible design. The VPN shouldn’t be able to read anything sent to a tor node. There are easy ways to detect a key exchange intercept with a trusted certificate authority, and probably also with no trusted authority.
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Re:Thousands of Tor exit nodes attacked cryptocurrency users... by batch12 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:46AM (#27096933)
Maybe the thought is that there is no additional security is gained by using the VPN in this use case unless your threat model includes your ISP knowing you are using Tor. You're moving the trusted partner from your ISP to the VPN provider. Again, it comes down to an assessment of risk based on your threats.
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