[olug] Tor could be all the more important

Sam Tetherow tetherow at shwisp.net
Fri Jul 29 16:16:47 UTC 2011


(yet)

On 7/29/11 10:44 AM, Kevin wrote:
> According to TFA, it was just accounting stuff and DHCP IPs that would
> be tracked(name, address, bank account/CC#). Actual traffic and
> connections wouldn't be logged.
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:36, T. J. Brumfield<enderandrew at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> There has been evidence that Tor isn't really anonymous and can be tracked
>> back to you. On top of that, they're talking ISP sniffing, so they're
>> grabbing your data directly from your connection to the internet. So they'll
>> have your MAC, and all your traffic.
>>
>> In the end, I'm not worried too much because ultimately I don't have
>> anything to hide. But this should be just like any other kind of search, and
>> dependent on a warrant. I'm not sure why warrantless tracking and searches
>> are suddenly acceptable.
>>
>> http://xkcd.com/538/
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:32 AM,<jman at miwire.com>  wrote:
>>
>>>    I keep all for at least one year....
>>>
>>>    Kelly Williams<kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>  wrote ..
>>>
>>> Ok I agree with you for the children, but our privacy like emails to
>>> loved ones or IMs to that special someone that you love. In a way I am
>>> glad I am cutting my internet service and use public internet. But using
>>> https and tor with a proxy. Plus if sending a file to online backup
>>> encrypt it before I send it....
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/29/2011 10:02 AM, Kevin wrote:
>>>> But think of the children! What will protect them from Internet
>>>> Pornographers?!?! :rolleyes:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 09:55, Dave Rowe  wrote:
>>>>> Using utilities like Tor and what not for protecting traffic - even
>>>>> legit, 'normal' traffic.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20084939-281/house-panel-approves-broadene
>>> d-isp-snooping-bill/?tag=mantle_skin;content
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