Re: tor-proxy.net

[krishna e bera <keb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 06:39:39PM +0000, M wrote:
>    thanks for the info. I understand that it cant be safer than the real
>    stuff, but objectively, i do� believe its safer than other online proxies,
>    such as anonymouse? Am i correct?

It may even be less safe because
it is a single collection point for connection info AND data
and people may be fooled into trusting it.
The site admits it is a middleman for regular and SSL connections.
Also, it is in Germany so it is subject to their data retention laws,
regardless how nice the owner is.

The only thing i might use such a site for would be convenience, e.g.
if i can't install Tor and would like to access a .onion website.


>    On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM, <[1]andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>      On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 03:52:17AM +0000, [2]moeedsalam@xxxxxxxxx wrote
>      0.8K bytes in 22 lines about:
>      : [3]tor-proxy.net
>      : Is it a good alternative if i am out without my TorBrowser Bundle?
> 
>      To be clear, this service has nothing to do with us as the Tor Project.
>      Years ago we asked
>      for a disclaimer, [4]http://tor-proxy.net/?q=en/node/1#official. �He
>      didn't
>      get the Tor url correct.
> 
>      : Whats the diff between the First option (express)and the third?
> 
>      You should ask him, [5]http://tor-proxy.net/index.php?q=en/node/7.
> 
>      I don't think anyone from Tor has actually met the operator, Ben. �I
>      can't make a value judgement on if this is good or not. �I like the fact
>      there is no client install, just connect and use Tor. �I'm concerned
>      that even if Ben is an upstanding privacy activist and truly logs
>      nothing, the connection to his dedicated server could still be watched
>      and logged by someone else.
> 
>      Perhaps Ben is on or-talk and can explain his experiences and the setup
>      of [6]tor-proxy.net in more detail.
>      --
>      Andrew Lewman
>      The Tor Project
>      pgp 0x31B0974B
> 
>      Website: [7]https://torproject.org/
>      Blog: [8]https://blog.torproject.org/
>      Identi.ca: torproject
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> 
> References
> 
>    Visible links
>    1. mailto:andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    2. mailto:moeedsalam@xxxxxxxxx
>    3. http://tor-proxy.net/
>    4. http://tor-proxy.net/?q=en/node/1#official
>    5. http://tor-proxy.net/index.php?q=en/node/7
>    6. http://tor-proxy.net/
>    7. https://torproject.org/
>    8. https://blog.torproject.org/
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