teor dijo [Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 02:43:46PM +1000]:
This sounds great!
But it might be hard. Some Mexican ISPs block Tor. They stop relays connecting to the tor directory authorities. So people in Mexico tell us their relays do not work.
Umh, I don't know about this issue. What I know is that my personal (home) connection is with the largest ISP (Telmex / Infinitum), and I was able to run a Tor relay for some time at home, no issues.
Tor clients still work. They use fallback directories, which are harder to block.
Does your university block the Tor directory authorities? Does it use an ISP that blocks Tor?
How do you suggest me to check this? So far, I have only used Tor as a client. Should I just set up a relay and report on my findings? (I plan to do it next time I have some free time available... Problem is, I never have :-( )
This seems like it might work. And it is closer to the US and Europe.
But we need a hotel and venue that do not block Tor clients. In Mexico we risk some ISPs blocking Tor clients as well as relays.
Are there ISPs in Mexico that allow Tor?
Again, AFAICT, using Tor as a client works quite well. Help me check this, and I'll do more thorough checks.