[tor-bugs] #9892 [TorBrowserButton]: Knowing current exit node and asking for another

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#9892: Knowing current exit node and asking for another
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 Reporter:  lunar             |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:
Component:  TorBrowserButton  |        Version:
 Keywords:  tbb-usability     |  Actual Points:
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 With Vidalia being gone, it's now hard to have an idea of what path a
 connection uses through the Tor network.

 But most of the time, I am actually not interested in knowing the whole
 path, but which exit
 node is being used, so I can report any tampering that I might observe.
 There is also the problem that more content providers nowadays block
 content by countries. Given we have many exit nodes in Germany, it's
 particularly visible on Youtube where many videos are blocked by the GEMA.

 Using “new identity”, it's possible to ask for a new path, but in the
 previous case, I would
 just like an exit node from another country so I can view the video I was
 reaching for.

 The later suggestion might need #3455 to be implemented before considering
 the latter suggestion, so we can also split this ticket if I think they
 are related UI wise. If we display the current exit node somewhere, it
 makes sense to be able to act on it by clicking there.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/9892>
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