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Re: [tor-talk] anyone created an acct on GMX using Tor?
On 8/1/2012 4:45 PM, adrelanos wrote:
Got it. Good point. There has been very few research done on that
subject. Always makes sense to use a trustworthy mail provider as an
activist instant of a non-trustworthy. Even if you use GPG. They can
still try a targeted attack on your browser of tell who is
communicating with whom and sell some metadata like when you logged in
etc. Riseup has been recommend by (imho) trustworthy and honest
people. Tormail is anonymously run, could be run by evil or honest
people. Who knows. 50/50 chance I'd say.
[...]
If they are honest, they can not be forced into cooperating with an
adversary. In that case they were even better than Riseup. Or they are
already run by your adversary and then you are left with the
protections provided by Tor (and gpg). On the other hand riseup hosts
servers in US, thus they are subject to US laws. Other then using a
well motivated and known mail provider you could try a different
approach. If your whistleblow is about country X, use a mail provider
in country Y. Any countries (almost) in war with each other are are
good choice and unlikely to share any intelligence. And even then, it
could be pointless, if the server security in that country is poor.
Due to lack of theoretical research and practical tests or stories the
perfect decision for the best resistant mail provider is more than
difficult.
Thanks again everyone, for the helpful info. I read some of Safe-mail's
documents. Particularly, section "Abuse of the * FREE * accounts."
While [free] SignUp is not available, you may request a new account by
sending an email message from an EXISTING Safe-mail.net account....
Apart from the Free SignUp that is not allways available, the system
is functioning well and existing users shouldn't experience any
problems or restrictions.
In last sentence, it's unclear if signing up for free acct ALWAYS must
come from an existing acct. "... is not always available," indicates
sometimes it is. Haven't tried registering for free acct /w Tor yet,
but I'm guessing they'll require an email from a * Safe-mail acct.* I
know no one w/ an acct.
RISEUP.net:
"There are two ways to have your account approved: you can either get
invite codes from existing users you know or wait for us to approve
your request. It is sometimes difficult for us to keep up with the
volume of requests, so it may take us up to a FEW WEEKS to get back to
you. If you know two different riseup.net users, you can use the
invite method, and your account will be created and be ready to use
immediately.
Mail2World:
Mail2World may terminate your access to any part or all of the Service
and any related service(s) at any time, with or without cause, with or
without notice, effective immediately, for any reason whatsoever.
Sounds a little harsh. Any reason * whatsoever *? You email a
presidential candidate's site that they don't like? If using Tor, they
may not know your real IP / location, but (I assume) they can see
recipient addresses.
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