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Re: Tor Browser User Survey

From	Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject	Re: Tor Browser User Survey
Date	2025-04-19 12:29 +0100
Organization	Frantic
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Kash Patel <kash.patel@fbi.gov> writes:

> On 17/04/2025 21:09, Richmond wrote:
>
>> 
>> Why are you convinced of that? It is open source, so someone can
>> check the crypto. They may know about flaws in that. They may monitor
>> exit nodes and look for patterns.
>
>
> Are you aware that the source code made public is sanitised while the
> binaries might be tweaked to catch people like John C browsing illegal
> porn sites.  Bad guys or government agencies know that people are not
> going to spend time to audit the source code for anything suspicious.
>
> Do you know how many separate files make the source code for the
> browser?
>
> China, Iran, Russia or North Korea (at government level) might spend
> time but that's for their own national security. They can't trust
> American or Israeli governments.

I think what you have to do is consider who wants to get their hands on
your information, and which method is going to make it most difficult
for them. TOR may not be perfect but it is better than trusting your
ISP. And even a VPN provider is an ISP of some sort.

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Tor Browser User Survey D <nobody@yamn.paranoici.org> - 2025-04-15 23:44 +0000
  Re: Tor Browser User Survey Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2025-04-15 18:40 -0700
    Re: Tor Browser User Survey karl@invalid.com - 2025-04-15 23:12 -0500
    Re: Tor Browser User Survey "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-16 13:29 +0200
    Re: Tor Browser User Survey Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-16 07:37 -0400
      Re: Tor Browser User Survey "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-16 14:14 +0200
        Re: Tor Browser User Survey Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-16 09:55 -0400
        Re: Tor Browser User Survey Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2025-04-16 12:21 -0500
          Re: Tor Browser User Survey "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-16 19:53 +0200
      Re: Tor Browser User Survey Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-16 18:35 +0200
    Re: Tor Browser User Survey "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-16 05:09 -0700
      Re: Tor Browser User Survey Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-04-16 13:56 +0100
        Re: Tor Browser User Survey Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-16 18:37 +0200
          Re: Tor Browser User Survey Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-16 18:43 +0200
          Re: Tor Browser User Survey Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-04-16 17:47 +0100
        Re: Tor Browser User Survey "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-17 07:12 -0700
          Re: Tor Browser User Survey Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-04-17 21:09 +0100
            Re: Tor Browser User Survey Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-04-17 23:58 +0200
            Re: Tor Browser User Survey Kash Patel <kash.patel@fbi.gov> - 2025-04-17 22:25 +0000
              Re: Tor Browser User Survey Kash Patel <kash.patel@fbi.gov> - 2025-04-17 22:45 +0000
              Re: Tor Browser User Survey croy <croy@spam.invalid.net> - 2025-04-18 06:45 -0700
                Re: Tor Browser User Survey Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-18 16:43 +0200
              Re: Tor Browser User Survey Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-04-19 12:29 +0100
                Re: Tor Browser User Survey D <J@M> - 2025-04-19 18:55 +0200
                Re: Tor Browser User Survey mark@NotGoogle.com - 2025-04-19 13:42 -0500
                Re: Tor Browser User Survey D <J@M> - 2025-04-19 22:08 +0200
                Re: Tor Browser User Survey Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-04-19 21:14 +0100
                Re: Tor Browser User Survey mark@NotGoogle.com - 2025-04-19 17:15 -0500
                4chan.org hacked beyond repair!! Kash Patel <kash.patel@fbi.gov> - 2025-04-20 02:00 +0000
                Re: 4chan.org hacked beyond repair!! "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-20 04:00 -0700
    Re: Tor Browser User Survey Retirednoguilt <HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com> - 2025-04-16 11:41 -0400
      Re: Tor Browser User Survey Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-16 18:38 +0200

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