On 12/15/2010 09:29 AM, Runa A. Sandvik wrote: > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM, . <Peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 12/15/2010 08:46 AM, Runa A. Sandvik wrote: >> >> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:10 PM, . <Peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Is there a way to set Tor so that you only use a specific country for >> what would appear as your IP address if you checked your IP address at, >> say, myIPaddress.com? >> >> Yes, please see https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq#ChooseEntryExit - >> you will want to set the exit nodes. >> >> Here's what I read at the above link >> >> We recommend you do not use these — they are intended for testing and may >> disappear in future versions. You get the best security that Tor can provide >> when you leave the route selection to Tor; overriding the entry / exit nodes >> can mess up your anonymity in ways we don't understand. >> >> >> >> What don't they recommend? Is it the "ExcludeExitNodes" they're talking >> about that they don't recommend you use or does it apply to Entry and Exit >> also? > It is not recommended because it "can mess up your anonymity in ways > we don't understand". By using only exit relays in, for example, > Germany you have have less relays to choose from than if you used > *any* exit relay in the world. This applies to Entry and Exit, as well > as Exclude. > My concern is that I don't trust particular exit or entry nodes especially if they're in a certain country. I've read that a country's intelligence service might even be running the exit nodes.
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