Re: [tor-talk] Is Tor still valid?

[Crypto <crypto@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/5/2013 1:29 PM, Andrew F wrote:
> Is Tor still Valid now that we know the nsa is actively exploiting holes in
> technology anonymity tools?  We know that Tor and hidden services has
> issues, not to mention the whole fingerprinting problems.
> 
> Is Tor too vulnerable to trust?    Watch the video below.
> 
> XKeyscore
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSEbshxgUas
> 

I'm curious as to why everyone is so intent on blaming Tor itself? Tor
was not exploited. It was a hole in FF 17 in conjunction with the
application running behind the hidden service. It's like saying "My car
got a flat tire! Should I ever drive again?" I agree that the exploit
was a bad one and in turn it's a big security issue. But if we're going
to point fingers let's not point at Tor. Let's focus on the underlying
issue(s) that caused this to happen. FF 17 was the target, not Tor.
Mozilla has addressed the issue. How did the exploit occur? Let's look
at the application(s) that were running behind the hidden service.

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