Moblog

I am a subscriber of the OR-Talk mailing list, the Onion Routing discussion list of everything Tor related. Today, one of the most active members of the list reported having trouble (again) with his ISP Comcast. It's probably best to read the post yourself. Basically they're saying that an open port equals running a "server", and running a server violates their AUP and requires a business account. Apparently, they're running port scans against their own customers.

The onion routing project Tor has published a three-year development roadmap. It contains a lot of interesting material and research topics, like a mechanism to turn reliable clients into bridges/relays automatically, and 'bonus points' for well-behaving relays.

With the help of Tor and its so-called "hidden services", you can publish content anonymously and censor-resistant. Gateways such as Tor2Web allow easy access to these contents without the need to install Tor as reader. Still, there's only a handful of (known) hidden services, more or less useful. While the technology and infrastructure is available (there's even a free anonymous webhoster), the majority of users is not tech-savvy enough to benefit: In times where the largest group of media workers jailed worldwide are bloggers, Web-based reporters, or online editors (more than 120 journalists in prison today), we need an easy-to-use platform for online journalists. Continue reading "Proposal for Tor Hidden Services"