On 8/24/2010 9:56 AM, Andrew Lewman wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:04:04 -0500 David Carlson<carlson.dl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I am a newbie here. Since they use SSL, isn't it overkill to route your connection through Tor? I know it is a pain to switch Tor on and off when multitasking, but it would seem that Tor button could do that.Tor provides anonymity, ssl provides content encryption in transit. I use Tor for everything because I generally don't trust the local network to not inject ads, record my traffic, or otherwise modify my traffic as it leaves my computer. This is true for home, travel, phones, etc. I have no problem logging into a website I trust through Tor over ssl. I am not my IP address, just like I am not my postal address. IP addresses are for routing, not for authentication. It's up to me if I want to let my bank see my real IP address, or if I want to show up from the USA when in Thailand. As for your comment about "pain to switch", use two browsers. One for your Tor-based activities, and one for non-Tor activities.
Oh, You can see my email address! Horrors!Thanks, Andrew, Matthew and Michael for your comments. Andrew, that is a good point that I am not my address. Many banks, etc. seem to think that I am, because they want to know if I am at my home computer. I am trying to find a comfortable (to me) balance between security and convenience before my identity is stolen. I don't leave the front door of my house unlocked any more, either.
David -- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (MingW32) mQENBEvomvcBCACxeJmZj5XoyxoXmNPwAfId2uIEFvlRj2WkMon3zWmlR9OnFD3F Gs3GiQMNXX6wjjaD/JAlvxobqoNV6VBkSzCvpFtDqcgvhGqksadaufLWTOR8VBXF bJ32pzJR4+hU8jyYdHGS7S+vg7YNdgMqtjtXOwZnecviILfk1tsFuzsOqaFJLhMm yKlqpSGNaLxOSCMFiARqLIZpT1bmovD9Et4X6Xa3AYAzQBetUSga7ITHDyyrl/gP qws4ZVpH+LwmAqblu27cs/lqtG+15eMlyIJOj9h4HRGhxZpKf/vjTh6RyrM3j0qV R3zHlwZ3x8pWOjUqvWVfeTQ/xxCXgcmBoP+hABEBAAG0KkRhdmlkIEwgQ2FybHNv biA8Y2FybHNvbi5kbEBzYmNnbG9iYWwubmV0PokBOAQTAQIAIgUCS+ia9wIbAwYL CQgHAwIGFQgCCQoLBBYCAwECHgECF4AACgkQMIbx69x8i/MgHgf9FYItCr3Gb7du Td9dq35XsPTB5f6TLaX2ngj3HMhjLKB2XPCpmRATK7+CeEfGCiYCr1Feha7/f/WU /VNbG94nvQ92RcT+EfrngTLgyw+qRHbyKrJy3uLbt6VoyaaA7ZqdzKeQXJxyCU8N h3KRlsIPdueBpolBTFbOGrtFhT9iVfgqyHUcZbUef85OpgDH4NmK+1c/z7MbBDGO OOw1ttYAJVGFKJac5O9QsEaOOyOWlIwvuN6m+gFGl0OwVVGD0W5dEi06/lJoPYCY 1Zf2+OuaI+x7ZGC4DbORKfanve5FsYJrH9Jxk2YsvfmvPmRU9KqJdNsF3HAtoHjX R2639mhBz7kBDQRL6Jr3AQgArX1zmX3wDM8lChW06YVV5qdVLD3Y6gVUcvL0Vti8 9YuXLVQM5fuhwtCTh599XkN/X7eYK48xMrzGlgjrIfbOx4a93koLtU4b3Cipt/7G XdbMSEx+594qidcBv8aTBSUy0CRPYhgsrXJhLKwVePTkvhcF7K2yYm++GDrgCmgu ae03RsW/Ezmio6o7132bh98GJB80Anl4ugdWwkbIqwx2/cMYHkd1aEk5VU4JLXem IGf+HJQNYaZfv1Fpnlsb/iJuTfAyl+uAN97cR9FrW/6hOLshDB7jCYivck+ecg7b j3SkhUerNuVIm7YF/P3Jci/FTDv5L2sNPlVISRvu+yy+ZwARAQABiQEfBBgBAgAJ BQJL6Jr3AhsMAAoJEDCG8evcfIvzWXAIAKs85aBUJgFVpoGabaxCw3C7lCpDAskO 169q+fdoG3+g+VL2JHH0RZrmWXlOFxmC12V7uN3Fqyavzg7Nps2Q6x3J+lYTDr68 vEDBGzyeUG0wBYYwpniz/Vkx+0Rn9e/fXBVs5baLv1FqwoHaHD7OsR9qBsjZlOS+ 7W6iidXQmvGuW3Or3shPZYJJxIf/zj/4DCT1auKW9ZGTHUaA8UkXd1tci3MZEj6a qsKzZ506toCDsANWQtluY0e2c+vMdihZufg9u5iuHZF98pNmMwffXmZY/w2G+ck5 xizAJRAYNI2vOEoBNtaKkWQdWKgI+eWsrEAji3t7kryHPEOzRtM6Pv0= =V375 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- *********************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/