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Too much Not anonim Exit Nodes on the TOR Network!
Many exit nodes are not anonym. It says "Hi I'm a Proxy Or Hi I'm a Tor Exit Node on host name". Here is a test site: http://ipcim.com/hu/.
Host names:
TOR-EXIT.CYLAB.CMU.EDU
sipb-tor.mit.edu
wannabe.torservers.net
So websites can detect you use…
mx5 kevin
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Does Tor still monitor "shadow" relays?
I've been researching methods to monitor hidden services for a university project. I came across this paper which talks about injecting relays as hidden service directories to gather onion addresses. To make this affordable, the researchers take…
Gareth
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Running another browser along side TOR
If I run TOR and another browser (say Firefox) and surf on both at the same time, one downloading and surfing the other does this compromise the security/anonymity of TOR?
Kent
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Is there an .onion page for Google?
Tor is awesome, but to get maximum security, you should use the .onion pages. DuckDuckGo has an .onion version of its search site, but is there an equivalent for Google?
qwertzyguy
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Can't get Meek PT's or IPv6 addresses?
When I visit the BridgeDB I noticed there's no longer an option to select a Meek PT bridge. I also find that whenever I try to get a find bridges with an IPv6 address, I can't get any results no matter which type of bridge I select. I considered…
J. Doe
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I have specified a DirPort (80) in my torrc, and it is allowed in UFW but metrics.torproject.org/rs.html does not list it
This seems to started after I specified an IPv6 address for my ORPort.
Everything server side indicates my DirPort is reachable, but Tor Metrics (not tor on my server) says it is unreachable (although I am reachable by IPv6 and IPv4 on my ORPort,…
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De-anonymization in Tor, just a matter of time?
Simple question. Doesn't the way Tor works make a de-anonymization more likely the longer you use/run Tor?
From my understanding, you are fully de-anonymized when X controls both Entry Guard Node and Exit Node.
With the way Tor works, you are tied…
PomBa76
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Does suspending TAILS then removing the USB drive increase security?
Let's suppose my goal is to prevent someone from tampering with my TAILS session while I'm absent from my laptop, and let's suppose that shutting down every time I go for a walk isn't an option.
The lock-screen password is good, but let's suppose…
user24882
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How to Remove/Disable/Always Accept HTML5 Canvas Image?
How can I disable the patch and limit its influence? In older TBB builds this patch could be removed pretty easy. Is there still an easy way?
The difficult way seems to revert these changes:…
Tor-User
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Does increasing the number of introduction points for a hidden service help with its scalability?
Would increasing the number of introduction points help distribute the load among more relays? Would it have any security implications?
There doesn't seem to be a limit on the number of introduction points a hidden service can choose, so it seems…
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How to know the number of circuits through my middle Tor relay?
I am running my Tor relay as middle relay. Is it possible to know how many circuits are there through my middle relay?
saurav
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Would using direct connections on an exit be safe?
Let's say the computer I'm using is an exit. If I don't use Tor for my own browsing, can we consider it safe because those connections will blend in with other connections that exit?
AlicanC
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Hosting Tor hidden services with Whonix on remote server
I want to use Whonix for my hidden services and am planning to use it on a remote dedicated server, the issue is I would have to connect to the dedicated server through SSH, will that compromise the security in any way ( as SSH will be through…
user1472
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How can I remove the overly frequent popup that's constantly warning me about HTML5 Canvas?
On several sites where I use Tor, I too often get the following popup message:
This website attempted to access image data on Canvas. Since Canvas
image data can be used to discover information about your computer,
blank image data was returned…
user658182
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How to sign up for services that are banning you? (because of Tor?)
I have tried to sign up for a few services/accounts, most recently on http://forums.debian.net and was pretty much denied with messages like:
IP Address 78.108.63.44 is listed in the CBL. It appears to be infected with a spam sending trojan, proxy…
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