Re:Raided for Running a Tor Relay
by jacquesm on Friday November 07, 2014 @03:30PM
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> An exit/entrance node is like an open wifi.
No, it isn't. An open WiFi will most likely not be used by someone trying to do something that might be either illegal or piss off some powerful entity whereas a Tor node will be just that.
So you need to weigh whether or not you want to do this a bit more carefully than you would if you left your WiFi open. On top of that an open WiFi will likely not get you blocked by default from a ton of other online services but running a Tor node will get you blocked from plenty of services in a hurry.
This because Tor for most regular website equates to 'people that we have already gotten rid of using other means' or 'people that are up to no good'.
No, it isn't. An open WiFi will most likely not be used by someone trying to do something that might be either illegal or piss off some powerful entity whereas a Tor node will be just that.
So you need to weigh whether or not you want to do this a bit more carefully than you would if you left your WiFi open. On top of that an open WiFi will likely not get you blocked by default from a ton of other online services but running a Tor node will get you blocked from plenty of services in a hurry.
This because Tor for most regular website equates to 'people that we have already gotten rid of using other means' or 'people that are up to no good'.