[tor-bugs] #2980 [Tor Relay]: feature request: better privacy for node operators

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#2980: feature request: better privacy for node operators
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 Reporter:  tagnaq       |          Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Relay    |        Version:     
 Keywords:               |         Parent:     
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:     
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Comment(by Sebastian):

 I don't like the proposal, tbh. I don't buy that this will make relays who
 are on dynip connections less traceable, because they will make a new key
 and disappear with the old key at roughly the same time. Not reporting
 version is actively harmful, because Tor clients use that to decide what
 to use a given relay for. This design isn't great (especially because it
 prohibits alternative implementations of Tor relays, but while we have it
 we can't introduce an option like that).

 I also worry that a bunch of people set that option without actually
 understanding what it does, thus harming our metrics-related goals without
 a real need. I don't see a real threat model that this change could detect
 against. Please motivate the change more, so that I might change my mind
 :)

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