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Ethical considerations about parent proxies for Tor exit nodes [Was: Tor operator raided in Finland]
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- Subject: Ethical considerations about parent proxies for Tor exit nodes [Was: Tor operator raided in Finland]
- From: "F. Fox" <kitsune.or@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:03:27 -0800
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dr._no@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> Sometimes, when a Tor user does something illegal with Tor, the exit
>> node operator of the exit node the Tor user was using is blamed.
>
> if you use a transparent proxy plus a provider proxy as parent proxy
> for your TOR server, you can simply avoid that ;-)
(snip)
While that's a wonderful solution from a practical standpoint, I'm sure
it's going to bother some people on an ethical one.
Three things to consider:
1.) What kind of parent proxy is being used? Is it a misconfigured
system, or deliberately left open?
2.) Basically, all this does is make the parent proxy admin take the
fall, instead of you; that in itself may cause ethical problems with
some people.
3.) Also, if it's a misconfigured machine, they may not even realize
they could get in trouble; at least Tor node admins know what they're
providing, and are likely to take proactive steps in protecting their
privacy and legal situation.
- --
F. Fox: A+, Network+, Security+
Owner of Tor node "kitsune"
http://fenrisfox.livejournal.com
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