commit 81ab1326139c38caf5d1e80049d9bdc261cbdefc Author: Colin Childs colin@torproject.org Date: Mon Apr 3 02:39:46 2017 -0500

Adding initial answers for misc --- plain/misc.txt | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plain/misc.txt b/plain/misc.txt index 197e4fe..4cbb75d 100644 --- a/plain/misc.txt +++ b/plain/misc.txt @@ -1,10 +1,21 @@ Q. How is Tor different from a VPN?

Q. Can I use Tor with bittorrent? - -Q. Does the Tor Project have control over onion services? +A. Using Tor with bittorrent is not recommended or supported. For further details, +please see our blog post on the subject at https://blog.torproject.org/blog/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good-idea.

Q. Is using Tor illegal? +A.

Q. Why did you infect my computer with malware? (CryptoLocker) +A. You have been infected with malware. The Tor Project did not create this malware. + +The Tor Project writes software that is used every day for a wide variety of purposes +by the military, journalists, law enforcement officers, activists, and many others +[https://www.torproject.org/about/torusers.html.en]. Unfortunately, the protection that our software +can provide to these groups of people can also be abused by criminals and malware authors. + +The Tor Project does not endorse, support or condone the use of our software in this way. However, +we are not able to assist directly with these cases as we did not write the malware that you +have been infected with.