On 12/19/2013 06:37 PM, Joe Btfsplk wrote: >> This is going seriously OT, so I'll cease after this post. > >> Using Tor to make bomb threats is clearly off-topic for tor-talk. > > Was anyone that's commented defending the guy for making bomb threats? > Was the focus on making bomb threats, or was it on how (seemingly) > easily they narrowed it down to a few individuals?
Nobody was defending him, but some of his technical mistakes were pointed out, perhaps without suitable distancing. Mea culpa. > I didn't get the sense that the discussion was about making bomb threats. > > Besides, what's legal in one country may be very illegal in another. > So when one says, "Using Tor (or any thing) for illegal porpoises," > which country are we talking about? > "Legitimate use" is relative. > > Point I got was, IF... you are using Tor in a freedom / no freedom or > life & death situation, there may be several ways to get caught, "nearly > caught," "hauled in & questioned for hours," "put on a watch list," etc. > > If "bad people" using Tor can be tracked down (or narrowed to a few > individuals), what about "good people?" Which is which, is often relative. I totally agree with your points. Upon reflection, it may have been tactics for dealing with police that jimmy...@copper.net was referring to. -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk