[tor-bugs] #13878 [GetTor]: Use encryption to circumvent deep packet inspection and cloud service awareness

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#13878: Use encryption to circumvent deep packet inspection and cloud service
awareness
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     Reporter:  samurailink3  |      Owner:  sukhbir
         Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:
    Component:  GetTor        |    Version:
   Resolution:                |   Keywords:  encryption 7zip evasion
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Comment (by samurailink3):

 I don't have any information on governments blocking files based on hash
 values, but Dropbox has done this with copyrighted files in the past to
 prevent sharing (http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/30/how-dropbox-knows-when-
 youre-sharing-copyrighted-stuff-without-actually-looking-at-your-stuff/).
 I fully admit this is not a problem currently, but it would be a decent
 feature to, at least, keep in mind if the project starts running into this
 problem.

 I don't imagine that Dropbox or Google Drive would go against the Tor
 project unless forced to by governmental authorities, but it is a real
 possibility for a concerned regime that has a history of filtering the
 internet (China, Iran, etc).

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