Reply to post: Don't be daft. They want you to use Tor.

Great British Block-Off: GCHQ floats plan to share its DNS filters

Ben Liddicott

Don't be daft. They want you to use Tor.

Tor is a honeypot and always has been. The point is to provide a false sense of security while simultaneously identifying people with something to hide.

For example: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/10/misuse_of_tor_led_to_embassy_password_breach/

TBB bugs are for the FBI. The NSA can de-anonymise any Tor user just based on their overall view of global network traffic.

Why would you think a project planned, founded, and paid for by the US government - the Navy[*] specifically - would protect you from the US government? That's some seriously wishful thinking there.

The question of legitimacy is all about what they do with the information. As long as the culture within the organisation does not permit it to be used except for national security, the ordinary person is safe. That ship has sailed in the UK - this is used for Serious Crime, which includes child prostitution. And fraud. And pot dealing. And copyright violation. And tax evasion. Pretty much everything which isn't a driving offence actually.

[*] The head of the NSA is an admiral of the USN. Possibly coincidentally.

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