Re: [tor-talk] Risk of selectively enabling JavaScript

[Joe Btfsplk <joebtfsplk@xxxxxxx>]

>As TBB is a standard product, its fingerprint should be the same for 
everyone.

Tell that to the guy that got arrested on campus, because he was one of 
a few people using it.
People talk a good game in an armchair quarterback sort of way - "if 
he'd only..."  Unless they're seasoned veterans at getting arrested / 
avoiding police questioning, most people put in that situation would be 
scared senseless.

The "fingerprint should be the same..." statement holds some water, IFF 
(if & ONLY if), there are a "bunch" of people using it at the same time, 
from the same server / ISP, etc.

I imagine there are plenty of situations, locations, even countries 
where at times, TBB users stick out like a sore thumb.  How would most 
users know how many other users in their area / through same server, ISP 
are using TBB at the same time?  Probably can't.    Or even, how many 
are using TBB in the same city through the same ISP at same time.
May not be nearly as many as we'd think - depending. If only a few, 
maybe shouldn't be doing anything your particular gov't frowns on.

If a guy in black clothes & black mask walks into a bank, how hard is it 
to narrow it down to "the guy in black clothes & mask."
What happens if that one (anonymous) guy also has an ISP acct. number, 
that logs the exact times he uses TBB?

Don't be the only TBB user on your company's server that also files an 
anonymous complaint against your boss. :)
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