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The dangers of operating a Tor exit node

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Re: The dangers of operating a Tor exit node

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> If it's a "mild inconvenience", surely you won't mind paying for n instances, for non-trivial n. For all crimes there is a false search rate. A good example is a normal drug "bust" or a stolen property bust. And yes - with the enforcement of most laws there is an inconvenience. A good example is a traffic stop - they check your license, check if the driver is drunk, check if the car is stolen, check for outstanding…

I'm not questioning that it's an inconvenience or that there will be false positives. I'm pointing out that "mild" is inaccurate. In ducking my question of how many of these "mild inconveniences" you're willing to pay for, you concede that point. Let me suggest that the more costly the inconvenience, the lower the acceptable false positive rate. And, if the inconvenience is serious enough, the folks inconvenienced sh…

In most countries, if the police performs any raid on your premises all costs (e.g. fixing doors) are paid for by the state. I also doubt that the cost of doors is that high (compared to other expenses).

Re: The dangers of operating a Tor exit node

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> Because of the ignorance of the police you need to be nuts to run a Tor exit node. You'd be nuts to do that because 90% of the traffic going through your node will warrant legit police interest.

So are you saying that 90% of the people who want privacy want it for illegal reasons? Then you won't mind if I read all your email? That's what I thought.

> That's what I thought.

You thought that privacy requires anonymity. It doesn't.

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