Re: [tor-talk] Can Tor users be tracked?

[adrelanos <adrelanos@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Nam Su:
> 
> 
> 2012. 11. 8. AM 1:31 adrelanos <adrelanos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Nam Su:
>>> Hello. I saw a blog post in Internet. It says the government
>>
>> Not only government.
> Does ISP can track Tor users?
> 
>>
>>> can track Tor user with plugin like active-x and javascript. Is it true?
>>
>> Active-X / Flash:
>> - Unless special setups are used, yes. It can establish direct
>> connections and circumvent the proxy.
> So, shouldn't I use active-x and flash?
> 
>>
>> Javascript:
>> - Can not be directly used for deanonymization. Can be used for browser
>> fingerprinting, linking all sessions to the same pseudonym and to
>> collect loads of other data, see ip-check.info for example.
>> - Risk for browser exploits and therefore leak the IP.
> 
> Sorry. I have a poor English so I understand this JavaScript can't track my ip but can track other information like timezone, macaddress, and windows user name. I think there are some misunderstanding. Am I understand right?

I don't know about mac address and windows user name, but generally yes,
lots of data.

IP as far I know only though security exploits.

>>
>>> And what should I do not to be tracked?
>>
>> Use The Tor Browser Bundle and never stop learning.
> 
> And I have one more question. Sometimes, I can't load Torcheck page *with tor*.

Maybe timeout, slow connection, general Tor connection problems.
Check.tpo was never overload for me.

> Can my government and my ISP can block torcheck page if I use Tor?

Only Tor can be blocked. Once you manage to connect to Tor (ex: using
(private) (obfuscated) bridges) you can visit torcheck.
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