[tor-relays] Legal implications of tor relays

[Lars Kumbier]

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Hi there,

runing a non-exit relay is usually deemed safe, a separate
abuse-handling is not necessary (because no exit-connections happen,
that might infringe laws, but only connections to other tor nodes).

You should however check the terms of service of your provider to make
sure, that running an anonymization service is covered and allowed -
some providers are calculating their prices and traffic allowances with
very small profit margins and might suspend your account, if you produce
too much traffic or use too much VPS resources. You can find several
lists online[1][2] for some TL;DR-Shortcuts.

If you still do need assistance, feel free to contact me on the
mailaddress lars+tor at kumbier.it. You might also want to check out
Zwiebelfreunde e.V. or other local tor groups like the Torrorists e.V.[3].

Best Regards,
Lars

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[1] https://www.torservers.net/wiki/hoster/experience
[2] https://wiki.raumzeitlabor.de/wiki/Torrorists/Hoster
[3] http://torrorists.de


Am 20.01.2014 17:08, schrieb tor at gmx.info:
> Hi list,
>  
> I have set up a tor relay with no exit functionality yet. Having read
> through the documentation and general legal hints, I am still unsure
> of the legal situation in Germany. Are there some of you guys who
> had contact with hosting providers because of abuse claims?
> Is there anything you can share? Are pure relays safe to use or
> are the hosting providers still clueless?
>  
> Thanks and best regards.
>  
>
>
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