Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-24 Thread grarpamp
While you're busy doing all this writing and signing you need to post the results up on the wiki, the tor relay banner page, EFF legal info/opinion page update, etc. ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread Tyler Durden
On 2015-04-23 13:57, Moritz Bartl wrote: On 04/23/2015 10:20 AM, Jan GUTH wrote: So, I'll get in touch with our lawyer with EFF. Is there anyone else within EU, whom could certify them what Tor is and what it is capable of and what not? Moritz? ... I'm happy to write something as

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread Jan GUTH
On 20/04/15 16:32, Tyler Durden wrote: Hi I just wanted to let you know that Washington sent us a subpoena regarding one of our exit nodes in Romania. They want to know the real IP behind the Tor Network. I mailed them what Tor is and why I can't help them in identifying this person.

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread Brian Kroll
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Zack Weinberg: On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Tyler Durden vi...@enn.lu wrote: I just wanted to let you know that Washington sent us a subpoena regarding one of our exit nodes in Romania Just FYI, Washington doesn't appear to have

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread Jan GUTH
On 20/04/15 16:32, Tyler Durden wrote: Hi I just wanted to let you know that Washington sent us a subpoena regarding one of our exit nodes in Romania. They want to know the real IP behind the Tor Network. I mailed them what Tor is and why I can't help them in identifying this person.

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread Alexander Dietrich
Sounds like they don't know what Tor is, or they didn't notice your host is a Tor exit node. Might be a good idea to address both issues by sending them a link to the Tor documentation and configuring a better reverse DNS record for your IP address. Best regards, Alexander --- PGP Key:

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread renke
Hi, The counterpart we need to contribute is a letter by our lawyer and favorably a letter from EFF or some other bigger organization guaranteeing Tor is what it is and we as client do not try to fool them. as the US government sponsored (parts of) the Tor development - what about giving

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread Paul Syverson
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 11:47:17AM +0200, re...@mobtm.com wrote: Hi, The counterpart we need to contribute is a letter by our lawyer and favorably a letter from EFF or some other bigger organization guaranteeing Tor is what it is and we as client do not try to fool them. as the US

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-23 Thread Moritz Bartl
On 04/23/2015 10:20 AM, Jan GUTH wrote: So, I'll get in touch with our lawyer with EFF. Is there anyone else within EU, whom could certify them what Tor is and what it is capable of and what not? Moritz? Depends on what convinces them. :-) Sounds like it may make sense to get a generic letter

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-22 Thread Tyler Durden
Now Alistaro (our ISP) wants the IPs as well or they will probably shut down the server tomorrow. Well that escalated quickly. -- Sam Grüneisen - President Frënn vun der Ënn A.S.B.L. enn.lu ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-22 Thread Speak Freely
All I can say is reach out to EFF and Moritz. I am surprised and saddened to hear this. Have you told your ISP about Tor? Did you tell them in advance of setting up the relay what it is, and what it is not? Kind regards, Matt Speak Freely Tyler Durden: Now Alistaro (our ISP) wants the IPs

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-22 Thread Tyler Durden
I'm in contact with Moritz and yes we told them from the beginning what our organization does and what Tor is. We had no problems so far. I'm as surprised as you guys. Voxility/Alistaro was always very Tor friendly. On 2015-04-22 19:08, Speak Freely wrote: All I can say is reach out to EFF and

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-22 Thread Richard Johnson
On 2015-04-20 08:32, Tyler Durden wrote: Hi I just wanted to let you know that Washington sent us a subpoena regarding one of our exit nodes in Romania. They want to know the real IP behind the Tor Network. I mailed them what Tor is and why I can't help them in identifying this person.

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-22 Thread grarpamp
Mega? A dotcom? Really people? Come on, that's soo legacy. Use what your mama gave you... put it on a hidden service. ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-22 Thread janulrich
Am 22.04.2015 um 21:39 schrieb grarpamp: Use what your mama gave you... put it on a hidden service. Great idea: http://tke3zwmd6mnvq6jp.onion/AlistarSecuritySubpoena.pdf ___ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-21 Thread Speak Freely
Thanks Moritz. This is good information. I do see both sides of the coin, as American courts often do seem to be attempting to override international law. But, when someone spits in your face, it's rarely a good idea to spit back. If we all took the position of 'Teacher' when these things

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Moritz Bartl
On 04/20/2015 09:10 PM, Thomas White wrote: If you don't plan on visiting the US anytime soon, you may do what I do. I remind them where on the map they are, where on the map I am, where their borders are and an illustration of where they can shove it. I don't think this is a good strategy.

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Tyler Durden
On 2015-04-20 22:29, Zack Weinberg wrote: On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Tyler Durden vi...@enn.lu wrote: I just wanted to let you know that Washington sent us a subpoena regarding one of our exit nodes in Romania Just FYI, Washington doesn't appear to have anything to do with this. The

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 4/21/15, Dave Warren da...@hireahit.com wrote: On 2015-04-20 10:31, Speak Freely wrote: A foreign sovereign can command anything to anyone... without a reasonable expectation that anyone will follow it. Even in Canada, I am not obliged to respond to American subpoenas unless and until my

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Zack Weinberg
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Tyler Durden vi...@enn.lu wrote: I just wanted to let you know that Washington sent us a subpoena regarding one of our exit nodes in Romania Just FYI, Washington doesn't appear to have anything to do with this. The subpoena is on the letterhead of an office of

[tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Tyler Durden
Hi I just wanted to let you know that Washington sent us a subpoena regarding one of our exit nodes in Romania. They want to know the real IP behind the Tor Network. I mailed them what Tor is and why I can't help them in identifying this person. Nevertheless I will give you the link to the full

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Speak Freely
A foreign sovereign can command anything to anyone... without a reasonable expectation that anyone will follow it. Even in Canada, I am not obliged to respond to American subpoenas unless and until my government commands me to. Only your sovereign can command you to do anything. A foreign

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread DerTor Steher
Hey Moritz, did you react to this subpoena? What consequences had it for you? 2015-04-20 18:48 GMT+02:00 Moritz Bartl mor...@torservers.net: Hi Tyler, Thanks for sharing. I've been reluctant to publish ours, because with the wrong interpretation -- without relating it to the sheer amount of

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Moritz Bartl
Hi Tyler, Thanks for sharing. I've been reluctant to publish ours, because with the wrong interpretation -- without relating it to the sheer amount of data we push -- it may paint a negative picture on Tor. Also, funny how they simply assume how you (in Luxembourg) and the hoster (in Romania)

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Dave Warren
On 2015-04-20 10:31, Speak Freely wrote: A foreign sovereign can command anything to anyone... without a reasonable expectation that anyone will follow it. Even in Canada, I am not obliged to respond to American subpoenas unless and until my government commands me to. Only your sovereign can

Re: [tor-relays] Subpoena received

2015-04-20 Thread Speak Freely
Dave, I missed a required comment on my post, so thanks! I am not a lawyer, and my comments should not be taken as legal advice. The Law of Nations is more or less black and white, but the politicians and lawyers have mucked the lines very well. Thomas, I like your style. They are well aware