On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Andy Isaacson adi@hexapodia.org wrote:
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 01:23:13PM -0400, Zack Weinberg wrote:
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Andy Isaacson adi@hexapodia.org wrote:
Yes, there are cases of law enforcement seizing all computer gear from a house with a exit node -- not just the exit node computer. Most recently in Austria in a child porn investigation.
We did some operational planning for this risk, in conjunction with the university legal and IT departments, when we set up the CMU Tor exit.
Similarly for Noisebridge / Noisetor, we decided to host at a commercial facility separate from our "production servers" both for cost-per-bandwidth and separation-of-risk reasons.
Physical standoff distance and preparation is certainly best. Similarly, has anyone ever put a Tor/EFF exit relay notice and contact info on their door? Let their neighbors and/or flatmates know? Consulted with agencies likely to service warrants? Not to stop such legal process, but to lessen through education some of the risks involved.