Re: [tor-talk] please suggest a new project name for Anonymous Operating System
What about anymos-4 syllables as in "a nemesis" "something or someone very difficult to defeat" > - Original Message - > From: adrelanos > Sent: 08/27/12 06:19 AM > To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > Subject: Re: [tor-talk] please suggest a new project name for Anonymous > Operating System > > || ΣΖΟ || : > > What about AnonymOS? > > A project with that exact name already exists. > http://anonymos.earthsociety.org/wordpress/ > > ___ > tor-talk mailing list > tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
Re: [tor-talk] New Browser Bundle
When one makes changes in Vidalia settings, is it necessary to restart Tor/Vidalia and or the browser? Is that normally how those changes occur, with a restart? And if a restart is necessary, then doesn't that increase the risk to one's anonymity? I use Tor (Browser Bundle/Windows) at internet cafes. It is technically illegal to use a proxy here, so is there a way to open it and make these changes "off line", so that I don't have to risk my an-0-nym-ah-tea anyone? Thanks > - Original Message - > From: Robert Ransom > Sent: 11/09/11 09:54 PM > To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > Subject: Re: [tor-talk] New Browser Bundle > > On 2011-11-09, Andrew Lewman wrote: > > On Tuesday, November 08, 2011 08:56:47 Christian Siefkes wrote: > >> Does that work? As I understand it, clicking the "Use a new identity" > >> button in Vidalia tells Tor to build new circuits for subsequent > >> connections, but it doesn't seem to affect Aurora -- all the cookies that > >> have assembled since the start of the session are still there. (At least > >> on Linux, using the current version.) > >> > >> Or is there a different 'new identity' feature I missed? > > > > There is a 'new identity' button in vidalia which does both clear caches and > > such in aurora and send new identity command to tor. > > No. The ‘New Identity’ command in Torbutton's popup menu clears state > in the browser; Vidalia's ‘New Identity’ command does not. > > > Robert Ransom > ___ > tor-talk mailing list > tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
Re: [tor-talk] Torbutton problem
-Original Message- From: Zaher F. To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Sent: Sat, Apr 23, 2011 5:40 am Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Torbutton problem u go to menu>start>run (command) u write firefox.exe -p and from there u make ur profile thanks. I should have said I use mac. sorry 'bout that To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:34:27 -0400 From: zzretro...@email2me.net Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Torbutton problem -Original Message- From: Javier Bassi To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Sent: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:41 am Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Torbutton problem I completely forgot that Firefox has a profile manager! Good idea. thanks! On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Robert Ransom wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:41:12 -0400 > and...@torproject.org wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 05:51:54PM -0300, javierba...@gmail.com wrote 0.7K bytes in 16 lines about: > > : The problem is that there might be a situation in which you are using > > : tor network without knowing. It's ok for the plugin to modify settings > > > > Are you using the same firefox profile with both browsers? > > Yes, he is. Both versions of Firefox default to using the same profile. > > > Robert Ransom Hi. Where is this "profile manager" located in Firefox? Thanks > > ___ > tor-talk mailing list > tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk ___tor-talk mailing listtor-talk@lists.torproject.orghttps://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk = ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
[tor-talk] Tor Browser Bundle
Why does Tor Browser bundle come with Java Script enabled? ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
Re: [tor-talk] Users profiling through personаl banners filtering settings
-Original Message- From: Kraktus To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Sent: Mon, Apr 25, 2011 8:26 pm Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Users profiling through personаl banners filtering settings Well, you could make this argument for any blocking activity: cookies, javascript, plugins, ad-blocking, etc. If one user is blocking a bunch of things, then they stand out because they are blocking things, and most people aren't. You might even be able to do extensive tests to find out what sorts of things they are blocking and find some sort of pattern. Take cookies for example. Imagine these scenarios: 1. User blocks all cookies. 2. User blocks all cookies except cookies from whitelisted sites. 3. User accepts all cookies except cookies from blacklisted sites. 4. User accepts all cookies. Now, as I understand it, your argument is that any deviation from 4, but especially selective whitelisting/blacklisting as described in 2 and 3, is a variation from the norm and hence makes a user stand out. (I believe, it would actually either require multiple sites to collaborate to perform such an attack, or else, as you suggested, the exit node itself might perform the attack.) Now, while there are some cookies that do not contain anything unique, most cookies are used to store unique IDs. So if you accept a cookie from a site, they are probably going to give you a unique pseudonym they can use to track you with. On the other hand, if you refuse to accept cookies from that site, then you are part of the anonymity group of Tor users who do not accept cookies from that site. Yes, they could use other techniques to narrow things down, but at least you haven't let them give you a unique session ID. So, I think the closer you can get to 1, without sacrificing too much usability, the better. The more Tor users can be persuaded to do 2, the better. The more Tor users could at least be persuaded, if not to do that, then to at least have a blacklist of advertising domains (3), the better. Then you will stand out less when you refuse to accept a cookie. (In Firefox, you can use the Cookie Monster plugin to help with this.) Javascript is even worse. Javascript often has security vulnerabilities, so an attacker might exploit a buffer overflow or something, and use that to reveal your identity. Even if the Javascript is not exploited, it can still reveal a lot of information about you. For an idea of what I am talking about, take a look at this site and allow Javascript. http://ip-check.info/?lang=en (That will also show you why you shouldn't allow plugins such as Java or Flash when using Tor unless you have a fancy setup to force them through Tor, or simply don't care about your anonymity that much, and even then, they can still reveal a lot.) Now, even normal, non-exploiting Javascript still reveals much more specific information about my computer than simply "This user does not permit Javascript from your website". So again, the more Javascript you block, the better. The more Tor users can be persuaded to only allow Javascript from specific websites (where the usability concerns outweigh the anonymity concerns). the better. The more Tor users can be persuaded, if not to do that, then at least to specify websites they don't want to allow Javascript from, the better. In Firefox, NoScript can help with this. Here's a good noscript.untrusted, if you prefer the blacklist method or just want to minimize the chance of accidentally allowing javascript from an advertising/tracking domain: ad.linkstorms.com adbrite.com adbureau.net addthis.com addynamix.com adgardener.com ads.alphatrade.com ads.forbes.com ads.pointroll.com ads.reason.com ads.space.com ads1.msn.com adsonar.com adtech.de adtology3.com advertising.com adzones.com afy11.net blogads.com doubleclick.com doubleclick.net facebook.net falkag.net getclicky.com google-analytics.com googleadservices.com googlesyndication.com hitbox.com quantserve.com scorecardresearch.com serving-sys.com specificclick.net statcounter.com tacoda.net zedo.com http://adbrite.com http://adbureau.net http://addthis.com http://addynamix.com http://adgardener.com http://adsonar.com http://adtech.de http://adtology3.com http://advertising.com http://adzones.com http://afy11.net http://blogads.com http://doubleclick.net http://facebook.net http://getclicky.com http://google-analytics.com http://googleadservices.com http://googlesyndication.com http://hitbox.com http://quantserve.com http://scorecardresearch.com http://serving-sys.com http://specificclick.net http://statcounter.com http://tacoda.net http://zedo.com https://adbrite.com https://adbureau.net https://addthis.com https://addynamix.com https://adgardener.com https://adsonar.com https://adtech.de https://adtology3.com https://advertising.com https://adzones.com https://afy11.net https://blogads.com https://doubleclick.net https://facebook.net https://getc
Re: [tor-talk] Torbutton problem
-Original Message- From: Javier Bassi To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Sent: Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:41 am Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Torbutton problem I completely forgot that Firefox has a profile manager! Good idea. thanks! On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Robert Ransom wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:41:12 -0400 > and...@torproject.org wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 05:51:54PM -0300, javierba...@gmail.com wrote 0.7K bytes in 16 lines about: > > : The problem is that there might be a situation in which you are using > > : tor network without knowing. It's ok for the plugin to modify settings > > > > Are you using the same firefox profile with both browsers? > > Yes, he is. Both versions of Firefox default to using the same profile. > > > Robert Ransom Hi. Where is this "profile manager" located in Firefox? Thanks > > ___ > tor-talk mailing list > tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
Re: [tor-talk] Why the US Government funds circumvention projects (Like Tor)
-Original Message- From: Joe Btfsplk To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org Sent: Wed, Mar 30, 2011 6:52 am Subject: Re: [tor-talk] Why the US Government funds circumvention projects (Like Tor) wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I light of the recent discussions regarding governments funding projects >> like Tor, I thought this article might be of interest. >> >> >> U.S. develops "panic button" for democracy activists >> >> >> Full article: >> http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/us-rights-usa-technology-idUSTRE7206DH20110325 >> >> > Now at > http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2527265620110325 > That's great. At the same time many govts allow mobile providers to track users, even by longitude / latitude. http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/NY-Times-Realizes-Wireless-Carriers-Track-You-113416 If mobile providers have the technology or are allowed to, so can govts. I sleep better at night just knowing (any) govt has its (& other countries') citizens' best interests at heart. (little sarcasm). A govt's word is as good as gold - they've never lied (from beginning of recorded history), have they? I am a little concerned though, about the US violating the constitution in numerous ways to spy on citizens in numerous ways. (remember the congressional hearings on telephone & internet?) If you want to know what (any) govt's up to, have to go elsewhere & dig deep for news & insight, not depend on info from the govt(s), nightly news or newspapers. Don't ask the fox guarding the hen house how things are. Something is only a conspiracy theory when no facts, evidence (or sometimes even common sense about it) exist. ___ don't know if anyone remembers about, oh, I don't know, about 1-3? years ago the U.S. government and U.S. military admitted that the U.S. military had been used to spy domestically on U.S. citizens. That, is specifically prohibited by Federal law, law the Feds break. They, your government, should never be trusted, ever. It is time to disband the gangs of the government and all American institutions that are broke (they can't be fixed), that don't solve problems (none of them do) and stop using the same ole, broken, impractical and unusable tools we have or have been given or allowed to use, that to this very day, have not, do not and will not fix the problems WE, the people have. Yet that is the box most willingly stay in, think in, believe in and speak in. If it doesn't solve the problems we need solved, then it is irrelevant to our lives and needs to be discarded with something that works, in its place. That is usually, people: us/US Things are always left to us/US to take care of and WE do, so take a look around you and be honest to yourself. Sorry for the rant but that's all there seems to be. No action being taken in other words, or are 'ya gonna vote! That doesn't work and hasn't for a long time. tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
[tor-talk] Version Firefox
Hello. Haven't been able to log in to my Mac for over a month but finally have solved it. What version of Firefox is best now for the newest version of the Vidalia Bundle for Mac ppc? Thanks ___ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
