Author: arma Date: 2012-02-06 22:37:30 +0000 (Mon, 06 Feb 2012) New Revision: 25375 Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml Log: import the "you should hide exits" faq Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2012-02-06 22:33:40 UTC (rev 25374) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml 2012-02-06 22:37:30 UTC (rev 25375) @@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ relay.</a></li> <li><a href="#TransportIPnotTCP">You should transport all IP packets, not just TCP packets.</a></li> + <li><a href="#HideExits">You should hide the list of Tor relays, + so people can't block the exits.</a></li> </ul> <p>Abuse:</p> @@ -1815,6 +1817,41 @@ </li> </ol> +<hr> + +<a id="HideExits"></a> +<h3><a class="anchor" href="#HideExits">You should hide the list of Tor +relays, so people can't block the exits.</a></h3> + +<p> +There are a few reasons we don't: +</p> + +<ol> +<li>We can't help but make the information available, since Tor clients +need to use it to pick their paths. So if the "blockers" want it, they +can get it anyway. Further, even if we didn't tell clients about the +list of relays directly, somebody could still make a lot of connections +through Tor to a test site and build a list of the addresses they see. +</li> + +<li>If people want to block us, we believe that they should be allowed to +do so. Obviously, we would prefer for everybody to allow Tor users to +connect to them, but people have the right to decide who their services +should allow connections from, and if they want to block anonymous users, +they can. +</li> + +<li>Being blockable also has tactical advantages: it may be a persuasive +response to website maintainers who feel threatened by Tor. Giving +them the option may inspire them to stop and think about whether they +really want to eliminate private access to their system, and if not, +what other options they might have. The time they might otherwise have +spent blocking Tor, they may instead spend rethinking their overall +approach to privacy and anonymity. +</li> +</ol> + <hr> <a id="Criminals"></a>