Use of Tor and e-mail crypto could increase chances that NSA keeps your data

Re:Use of Tor and e-mail crypto could increase chances that ... by dfc on Friday June 21, 2013 @01:45AM (#5916754)

Q: Should I run an exit relay from my home?
A: No. If law enforcement becomes interested in traffic from your exit relay, it's possible that officers will seize your computer. For that reason, it's best not to run your exit relay in your home or using your home Internet connection.
Instead, consider running your exit relay in a commercial facility that is supportive of Tor. Have a separate IP address for your exit relay, and don't route your own traffic through it.

Of course, you should avoid keeping any sensitive or personal information on the computer hosting your exit relay, and you never should use that machine for any illegal purpose.

https://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq

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Re:Use of Tor and e-mail crypto could increase chances that ... by gizmo686 on Friday June 21, 2013 @01:37PM (#5919631)

Its worth pointing out that that is talking specifically about exit nodes. There is no (legal) problem with running relay nodes out of your own house.

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Re:Use of Tor and e-mail crypto could increase chances that ... by dfc on Friday June 21, 2013 @02:15PM (#5919915)

What part of "Should I run an exit relay from my home?" was unclear? I am not trying to discourage people from supporting the tor network, quite the opposite actually. I want to make sure they are fully informed and support tor in a manner that is sustainable.

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Re:Use of Tor and e-mail crypto could increase chances that ... by tlrobinson on Friday June 21, 2013 @03:28PM (#5920396)

Some people might not realize there are different types of nodes you can run.

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