private vs. public tor network ... any other options ?

[John Case]

Hello,

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Flamsmark wrote:

> If you limit yourself to a small set of nodes, you
> will definitely compromise your anonymity against a powerful attacker. But


What would you (loosely) define as a small set of nodes vs. a large set of 
nodes ?


> Note that trying to take advantage of your own resources inevitably limits
> your anonymity potential. Customizing your network also means that you won't
> benefit as much, or at all, from upgrades to Tor. However, if all you want
> is casually anonymous browsing at high speed, this may be useful to you.
> Nonetheless, I make no guarantees that the system you set up will be
> sufficiently anonymous for you.


Thanks.  That's probably a deep truth about any kind of 
subversion/duplicity/anonymity ...
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