[tor-relays] How to handle an abuse report

Lunar lunar at torproject.org
Wed May 14 11:29:32 UTC 2014


Jeroen Massar:
> > Now, I have to report to Hetzner, I will tell them that I'm running a
> > TOR exit node in "restricted" mode, but how can I defend myself, I am
> > not sure that my "restricted node" and "given the nature of the TOR
> > network" arguments will convinced them the Hetzner dudes.
> 
> You cannot "defend" yourself. There is no way for anybody to be able to
> claim that it was you, not you, or somebody else. That is the bad thing
> about an exit. You are responsible what happens from that IP.

Sorry but the last statement is wrong in many jurisdictions:
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorExitGuidelines#Legal

For Germany, see TMG §8 and §15.

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Lunar                                             <lunar at torproject.org>
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