[tor-relays] Research project - comparing abuse complaints on Tor exits to those of regular ISPs

[dguthrie at posteo.net]

Hi folks,

I am looking to research what proportion of Tor traffic across a Tor 
exit is "legitimate"/regular internet traffic, by comparing abuse 
complaints on Tor exits to those of regular ISPs. I think this is an 
interesting project because it is illegal to analyse traffic on the exit 
node without amounting to a wiretap, so this is a good way to get some 
idea about what traffic is comparable to regular internet traffic.

I am aware that some people on this list run small ISPs. I am asking a 
favour that you might be able to send me a sample of abuse complaints 
over several months, or at least and some idea of how many complaints 
you recieved. I would need to know what type of complaint they were 
(torrenting vs more serious complaints), and the volume of traffic that 
passed through your network.

My public key is posted below.

Thank you,
Duncan Guthrie

4096R/16BD5A5D
425A BEE8 24BB 7665 7FDC  F7B6 8767 0301 16BD 5A5D