Re: Setting country code?

["Runa A. Sandvik" <runa.sandvik@xxxxxxxxx>]

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.

-- 
Runa A. Sandvik
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