Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget
The Onion Router, now called Tor, is a privacy-focused web browser run by a nonprofit group.
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I heard of a guy who went to prison because he bought something from Allegro (Polish Amazon) over TOR. Someone used the same exit node for hacking, so they pinned it on him.
What country? Sounds like a kangaroo court or a court staffed entirely by old people.
court staffed entirely by old people
Isn't that most courts?
Poland.
He could've easily got it solved but he didn't have money and the public defender just told him confessing was the best option.
It might be a legend, it's just a thing that supposedly happened to someone in a community I participate in.
Yeah, that ruling is ridiculous.
I thought the point of Tor was the anonymity?
Your anonymity goes out the window when you log in to any service. Your privacy goes when you give them your shipping information.
"Czesc, I am Mister Anonymous. I would like to buy this Book. Please send it to Jan Pawel at this address, dziekuje."
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Actual legal risks and consequences don't go away by applying wishful thinking.