Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Fernan Bolando
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Roger Dingledine wrote: > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 08:44:24AM +0800, Fernan Bolando wrote: >> Please note my original intent with I started this thread was to >> create a base set of rules for my users to follow to maximimize tor >> anonymity and not become a tool

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 08:44:24AM +0800, Fernan Bolando wrote: > Please note my original intent with I started this thread was to > create a base set of rules for my users to follow to maximimize tor > anonymity and not become a tool against anonymity. Which ones are 'your' users (so I can figure

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Fernan Bolando
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:33 AM, Joe Btfsplk wrote: > On 6/12/2011 1:22 AM, Seth David Schoen wrote: >> >> Your communication with an online banking site usually _would_ be >> encrypted with HTTPS, which would encrypt your login password.  For >> instance, if you were banking with Bank of America,

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-14 Thread Joe Btfsplk
On 6/12/2011 1:22 AM, Seth David Schoen wrote: Your communication with an online banking site usually _would_ be encrypted with HTTPS, which would encrypt your login password. For instance, if you were banking with Bank of America, you would normally start your login process at https://www.ban

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-11 Thread Seth David Schoen
Joe Btfsplk writes: > I'm not a guru in this dept - only what I've read. Reason usually > given not to use Tor for Banking is because the Tor exit node has to > send unencrypted data to your target site (like bank PWs). Unless > your communication w/ that site was somehow encrypted (& a login PW

Re: [tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-11 Thread Joe Btfsplk
I'm not a guru in this dept - only what I've read. Reason usually given not to use Tor for Banking is because the Tor exit node has to send unencrypted data to your target site (like bank PWs). Unless your communication w/ that site was somehow encrypted (& a login PW wouldn't be). A malicio

[tor-talk] When to use and not to use tor.

2011-06-11 Thread Fernan Bolando
Hi all I have seen posts on various websites giving a general rules on when and when not to use tor. I have seen, however any official documentation on from torproject or any of the privacy website like eff. Does such a documentation exists? can somebody point me to it. examples dont use tor in b