[tor-bugs] #18361 [Tor Browser]: Issues with corporate censorship and mass surveillance

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#18361: Issues with corporate censorship and mass surveillance
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 Reporter:  ioerror                       |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement                   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                          |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser                   |        Version:
 Severity:  Critical                      |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  security, privacy, anonymity  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by marek):

 wwaites:

 > Sometimes the problem CF seems to be worried about is DDoS sometimes it
 is comment spam

 Well spotted. We try to protect users from:
  - comment spam (or just spam)
  - people running wget in a loop (to protect resources)
  - search engine bots (if user wants to)
  - other, not search related, automated bots (if user wants to)
  - proper L7 attacks, resource exhaustion - network
  - proper L7 attacks, resource exhaustion - server CPU

 Captchas work across the board and are one of the most important
 strategies. I'm not saying it's perfect, but it's what the industry uses.

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