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Could we maybe not on this website use the term glowie considering it's explicitly sourced from a neo nazi and a phrase involving the n word. seems like maybe not real in line with HN rules....
Tor Browser 12.0
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Re: Tor Browser 12.0
#22Just FYI that HN is very anti-tor. I made this account via Tor just now to prove the point. It will be dead by default (unless someone "vouches" for it). It's a very user-hostile stance that HN takes (along with not letting you delete your account). It really makes you wonder what they're doing with all this data? Doxxing is almost a given.
Different poster here. This account and post were done over Tor. Let's see if this holds.
EDIT: Yup; dead on arrival.
Re: Tor Browser 12.0
#23Just FYI that HN is very anti-tor. I made this account via Tor just now to prove the point. It will be dead by default (unless someone "vouches" for it). It's a very user-hostile stance that HN takes (along with not letting you delete your account). It really makes you wonder what they're doing with all this data? Doxxing is almost a given.
it's more likely they do this to combat spamming. accounts created by Tor are more likely to be used for spam than for legitimate discussion, since Tor evades IP reputation.
I'm sure you could email @dang and ask to be un-shadow-banned, and he would do so.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I installed the Tor Browser to access the Z Library a few days ago. I guess I shouldn't complain, but the downloads are very slow (I'm not sure if the problem is in my end).
Tor works by proxying through (at least) 3 PCs before hitting the open web. The problem is that you’re trying to download big files which is not a use case for tor. It’s specifically for browsing the web anonymously.
Was it always 7? I seem to remember it being like 3-4?
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Could we maybe not on this website use the term glowie considering it's explicitly sourced from a neo nazi and a phrase involving the n word. seems like maybe not real in line with HN rules....
It originated from Terry Davis the creator of TempleOS, but okay I get your point.
Re: Tor Browser 12.0
#26Just FYI that HN is very anti-tor. I made this account via Tor just now to prove the point. It will be dead by default (unless someone "vouches" for it). It's a very user-hostile stance that HN takes (along with not letting you delete your account). It really makes you wonder what they're doing with all this data? Doxxing is almost a given.
it's more likely they do this to combat spamming. accounts created by Tor are more likely to be used for spam than for legitimate discussion, since Tor evades IP reputation. I'm sure you could email @dang and ask to be un-shadow-banned, and he would do so.
Wouldn't emailing @dang be against the purpose of Tor, which is to enhance privacy?
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#27Just FYI that HN is very anti-tor. I made this account via Tor just now to prove the point. It will be dead by default (unless someone "vouches" for it). It's a very user-hostile stance that HN takes (along with not letting you delete your account). It really makes you wonder what they're doing with all this data? Doxxing is almost a given.
How is HN anti-tor? Everyone can read your comment. Wdym by "vouching"?
Also, HN deletes your account when you them send a mail as stated in the FAQ. It always sucks to delete accounts with user comments, as it destroys context in old threads.
As spiders crawl the web humans should consider anything they post online as undeletable. If you send HN the beforementioned, there is a chance that I can still browse your posts via archive.org or google cache.
If you're afraid of doxxing, maybe make a second thought before hitting "reply".
Re: Tor Browser 12.0
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
it's more likely they do this to combat spamming. accounts created by Tor are more likely to be used for spam than for legitimate discussion, since Tor evades IP reputation. I'm sure you could email @dang and ask to be un-shadow-banned, and he would do so.
Wouldn't emailing @dang be against the purpose of Tor, which is to enhance privacy?
> Wouldn't emailing @dang be against the purpose of Tor, which is to enhance privacy?
Just use webmail in your tor browser. And don't send it from your main gmail, but create a throwaway.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Tor works by proxying through (at least) 3 PCs before hitting the open web. The problem is that you’re trying to download big files which is not a use case for tor. It’s specifically for browsing the web anonymously.
Was it always 7? I seem to remember it being like 3-4?
Re: Tor Browser 12.0
#30The inescapable fact about Tor is that its traffic patterns make you stand out prominently. Just the fact you’re using it automatically makes you interesting and worthy of a closer look. All well and good if you’re just maintaining a cookie recipe site on the dark web, but it’s rarely ever that, is it?
The Brave browser has around 60 million MAUs and has Tor bundled with it, so Tor traffic is unlikely to stand out as much as before.
Similarly, as do the Trezor wallets.
Quite a few people involved in crypto send a bit of TOR noise across the wires using that client to do transactions
This is a good point, though. We need more and more things to use it (legitimately) so that the traffic alone isn't as suspect.
It'll always be a little suspect, I suppose, being only visible to exit nodes or whatever