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Re: [tor-talk] Appearing American

Is the anonymity offered by a modified Tor utilizing only nodes in the USA actually more anonymous than a VPN? I thought utilizing a subset of nodes was considered a bad idea?
(I've seen people ask how to restict their traffic to using the top X% fastest nodes and get replies explain why this is suboptimal) 

-Greg

On 8/18/13 5:05 PM, mick wrote:

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:32:13 -0700
Gordon Morehouse <gordon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> allegedly wrote:


Your best bet if you *need* an American IP is to use a VPN.



I'm sorry Gordon but I think this needs to be said. On a list devoted
to tor, recommending a VPN is not ideal. Whilst a commercial VPN might
buy you a geo specific location, at best it buys you /very/ limited
anonymity and privacy.

But, yes, if all you are concerned about is (say) a US IP so that you
can view Hulu, it might be acceptable. It depends upon your use case.

Best

Mick
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