Re: [tor-talk] New Tool Keeps Censors in the Dark - mentions Tor.

[bertagaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 03:13:07PM -0500, Joe Btfsplk wrote:
> On 8/5/2011 2:25 PM, bertagaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 02:05:20PM -0500, Joe Btfsplk wrote:
> >>On 8/3/2011 3:06 PM, Seth David Schoen wrote:
> >>>Matthew writes:
> >>>
> >>>>  http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/38207/?p1=A1
> >>>It's worth reading the paper:
> >>>
> >>>https://www.telex.cc/paper.html
> >>I only skimmed the paper, but it's quite interesting.  As always,
> >>the Devil's in the details.  Will be interesting to see if it gains
> >>momentum.
> >I've read the paper when it came out, and I have to say I'm quite perplex
> >about it: it seems to rely a lot on ISPs, which to me aren't entities that
> >have interest in getting into trouble with governments, and I'm not really
> >ready to put trust in.
> >
> >So yes, we'll see, but I have serious doubts that this technology might be
> >that interesting.
> >
> >I'd be far more interested to see the Dust protocol being implemented as a
> >Tor transport option, now that this feature is possible.
> >
> >bert.
> I think their concept is that the "friendly" ISPs will not know the
> true destination, therefore would not be complicit in allowing users
> to access forbidden sites. Apparently, after passing through the ISP
> to the "apparent" destination, Telex diverts the traffic to the
> "real" destination, based on tags inserted into the request on
> user's computer. In concept.
> >"We envision that friendly ISPs would deploy Telex stations on
> >paths between censorsâ networks and popular, uncensored Internet
> >destinations. Telex stations would monitor seemingly innocuous
> >flows for a special âtagâ and transparently divert them to a
> >forbidden website or service instead."

Yes, I'm aware of that, I was just saying that "friendly ISP" isn't an
easy and so obvious concept to me. :)

bert.
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