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479 sats \ 1 reply \ @Louferlou 12 Oct 2022 freebie
Just a plebeian noob here, but can't a bit a proof of work be added to any protocol in order to solve DDOS attack ? Is it difficult to implement and what are the downsides ?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @doubleplusgood23 13 Oct 2022
A lot of times these are botnets. Think your grandma’s old Dell with a ton of malware - times 100. Proof of Work helps if you’re the one on the hook for bill, but if you’re a malicious actor you don’t care about power costs for me-ma.
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639 sats \ 5 replies \ @luisschwab 12 Oct 2022 freebie
We need more people willing to run tor nodes, even if only relays. I understand that running an exit node is not for everybody, especially in countries with tight internet laws; it can be a pain in the ass. But if you have the means and the disposition, please do.
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460 sats \ 1 reply \ @DeezSats 13 Oct 2022
Exit nodes are not needed for anything bitcoin related.
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595 sats \ 0 replies \ @luisschwab 13 Oct 2022 freebie
Not explicitly, but as you have more traffic, it becomes exponentially harder to track any given user. If Tor becomes unusable, we all loose something.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @doubleplusgood23 13 Oct 2022
I ran a relay node for a long time and found a couple sites that would block traffic from me.
Yes running a relay node had traffic blocked.
Unfortunately now my upload speed is no longer symmetric.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @luisschwab 14 Oct 2022 freebie
Wait, what? That's very odd. Are you sure it is a causal relationship? Because only guard and exit node ip's are published and public.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @doubleplusgood23 26 Oct 2022
Yup, it was the osu! website. Here’s a historical thread on it: https://osu.ppy.sh/community/forums/topics/249550?n=7
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263 sats \ 1 reply \ @newnym 12 Oct 2022
Wouldn't I2P be a good alternative to TOR?
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116 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taranis 12 Oct 2022
yes
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460 sats \ 0 replies \ @dtonon 12 Oct 2022 freebie
Who is attacking Tor?
Btw I want to see the positive side: if someone is interested in block Tor this means that the service works and it is precious to keep someone privacy secure.
So let's use, help and promote it!
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @deleted231216 12 Oct 2022
+100 sats
There is also an active fundraiser to launch more Tor nodes here: https://savetor.network/ (More info: https://twitter.com/RiccardoMasutti/status/1579530120288927750)
And a concept for a decentralized Tor node fund here: https://agorism.blog/anarkio/second-realm-ideas
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12 sats \ 3 replies \ @l0k1 12 Oct 2022
It is time for a new anonymity network. Source routed. https://github.com/Indra-Labs/indra
Tor and i2p are literally 2 decades old.
Bitcoin and lightning need modern tech to stop surveillance.
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460 sats \ 2 replies \ @phaedrus 13 Oct 2022
Can you provide quick summary how is Indra better than Tor?
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @l0k1 13 Oct 2022
I forgot the most important
- Scales because users can pay the routers. Tor network has stagnated at 6000 nodes for almost a decade.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @l0k1 13 Oct 2022
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Pure source routing, no latency negotiating onion layers, all done via session purchase.
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Because of source routing, there can be embedded onions inside packets that follow arbitrary paths back to the sender, like traceroute for tcp/ip, meaning there can be strong latency minimisation guarantees and long living connections, two things that are painful with Tor's telescoping model.
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13 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 12 Oct 2022
Now this is a worthy cause. Does anyone know of a way to donate to Tor using lightning network?
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinJungleCR 13 Oct 2022 freebie
https://savetor.network
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @0330830bf9 12 Oct 2022
Tor is a joke and so many resources have been wasted by Bitcon/Lightning projects pretending it's not.
Just let it die as it rightfully should, and start using nested Lightning VPNs
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @bitcointerest 13 Oct 2022
We need a decentralized version of Tor because centralized systems can easily be shutdown.
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @sommerfeld 13 Oct 2022
Tor is centralized and thus doomed to fail or be state controlled. There is already suspicions it might just be a honeypot.
Alternatives are needed. I don't know if I2P is the way to go, we'll have to see.
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