[tor-bugs] #16683 [- Select a component]: TOR keeps selecting exactly the same single entry node every time

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#16683: TOR keeps selecting exactly the same single entry node every time
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 Reporter:  gupyx                 |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:
Component:  - Select a component  |        Version:
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 Since two weeks ago, my copy of TOR (4.5.3) keeps using exactly the same
 entry node every single time I use it. I am pretty sure that that's not
 how it used to be in the past.

 I feel a bit uncomfortable about it, so I wanted to ask for advice if it's
 just another security improvement that came with v4.5.3 or if I should do
 something about it?

 The documentation states that it's normal for TOR to use only a few entry
 relays, and not just a single one. That's what made me suspicious: TOR has
 been showing me the same IP address for the entry relay for almost two
 weeks now.

 Here's a bit more information on my situation: I am using TOR in a
 relatively small country with a population of less than 10 million people.
 According to TOR, the entry relay I have been using the past few days is
 also located in my country.

 In the past, however, TOR mainly selected entry nodes located in adjacent
 countries (which are multiple times bigger in size and population and thus
 offer more nodes in general, I guess). I remember very rarely seeing TOR
 selecting any relays (be it entry, middle or exit) located in my country
 at all (as there are probably not many relays in my small country in
 general).

 So all in all, I am not quite sure what to make of this recent change and
 how to react to it.

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