For example, I downloaded Tor network and using it for illegal activities. Can my govt track me? Can US govt track me? I know it encrypts something but if I remember correct, FBI was able to find some Tor users before.
Note: illegal activities was for example. I’m not going to do anything illegal. I’m just planning to serve my instance with a onion address.
This post glows so hard I’m going to need a pair of sunglasses.
Wait, is the joke about me being CIA? Cause I’m not CIA 100%
That’s exactly what a fed would say
It’s simple. If you ask a cop if he’s a cop, he’s like, obligated to tell you. It’s in the Constitution.
breaking bad reference
Crooks getting their infallible legal advice from Hollywood screenwriters…
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Most tor users got caught because of bad OPSEC, not because of the tor network itself…
Bad opsec and hubris/idiocy.
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So we need other security methods besides using Tor? Like what?
Not using anything Google/Microsoft related would be a good start.
Followed by no JavaScript, no browser plug-ins, etc.
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“illegal activities” doesn’t always mean buying crack cocaine, or whatever. depending on where you live it can mean:
accessing wikipedia, forming communities, performing union activities…
in other words, the ruling class of your country decides something being threatening their power, and that becomes an illegal activity.
of course everyone can be tracked. also everyone is not julian assange, so i’m not so worried about using tor for “illegal activities”.
What I meant with Signal fiasco is, they didn’t published server code for a year and the fact that they’re a US establishment. It’s not looking that bad but I’m not going to trust them anymore.
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Hmm, maybe you’re right. But still its not like they didn’t released the source code for a year.
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You’re right. Thats why I like Matrix more than Signal now.
Also I’m not looking for a security method to escape from a specific target. It’s all curiosity about general security.
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I’m not hating. I just like keeping my half encrypted data on my own server instead of fully encrypted on someone else’s server.
Signal fiasco?
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I guess the phone number leak, I wouldn’t really call it a fiasco though
That was also a hack on Twilio. Signal itself wasn’t compromised in any way if I am not wrong.
I said “fiasco” because they did not share the backend server repo for a while and did not make any statement about it. Maybe a little overreaction than it should be. But for an app that promises privacy, it’s kinda annoying.
Oh that, yeah that was pretty bad tbh
Nice try
Sheesh, almost got you 😅
Please don’t do anything illegal…
As long as you stay far far away from Javascript, you should be fine.
On a serious note, if I’m not mistaken, most cases of Tor users identity being uncovered is via information the user either unintentionally leaving information public, or privately told another user, which was made public due to a betrayal or a security breach.
In most other cases involve security flaws in Tor clients not the network, again if I’m not mistaken.
It’s Tor, not ToR or TOR.
See https://support.torproject.org/about/why-is-it-called-tor/
oh sorry, saw that spelling in another commnent and thought it makes sense. most of what I know comes from my hours of watching youtube videos :P
smart move to add that note, they nearly send out a swat team
@iso depends if you click on this click: https://dowloadtor.melroy.org
Were the link go? I’m too spooked to click
The Curiosity of the human mind is the weakest link.
WDYM I just downloaded Tor Browser from there and its working as expected. But interestingly it was Chromium based.
Isn’t Tor browser based on Firefox?
Yes.
It’s a fake link.
I’m intrigued. What is that link?
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The Curiosity of the human mind is the weakest link.
Actually, that’s what makes us better. Even if the price is death of one for knowledge of the whole race
I fully agree with you ;) … Although a lot of animals are curious as well. But I mean it’s one of the weakest links in terms of security. The human is the weakest link.
