agree I think tor is such a cool technology but even the thought of what is getting routed through there on my machine or even a machine I rent is enough for me to stay away from it

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burningChrome 5 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I watched Adrian Crendshaw's DefCon talk about how people got busted using Tor and have also stayed away since then. I have used it in conjunction with TAILS a few times, but other than that, I don't mess with it any more.

DEF CON 22 - Adrian Crenshaw- Dropping Docs on Darknets: How People Got Caught

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ2OZKitRwc

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dmantis 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You don't route anything by default, you have to explicitly enable it if you wish to help the network.

And relay operators (not exit nodes) don't face any issues. Don't let the unreasonable fear blind you.

	▲	adrianN 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		At least here in Germany I believe you’re on very shaky legal ground even if you’re just running a relay.