commit 7b433108edafc2a307ede24e49954e435bde9da1 Author: Roger Dingledine arma@torproject.org Date: Sat Apr 23 00:27:45 2016 -0400
add another faq based on discussion with users --- htdocs/safetyboard.html | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/htdocs/safetyboard.html b/htdocs/safetyboard.html index deb5752..1024eab 100644 --- a/htdocs/safetyboard.html +++ b/htdocs/safetyboard.html @@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ the process (ideally before the research is performed and before the paper is written), which we recognize requires more trust. We hope we add enough value to your research that you find this tradeoff worthwhile.
+<p><b>How will you know the right balance between benefits and risks?</b> +This is a tough one. We want Tor to get stronger long-term, but we don't +want to put people into danger to do it. One answer is that most of this +board is made up of professors and other PETS researchers, who can provide +a more neutral perspective on the right balance. The other answer +is that this process is a feedback loop and we can adapt as we go: +once successful assessments have gone up on this page, and people are +including assessments in their papers, everybody else can look at them +and decide if they struck the right balance. + <p><b>So you want conferences to adopt your guidelines?</b> Not quite. We would be sad if program chairs told their reviewers "Make sure the paper follows Tor's guidelines for safe research." We would