[tor-talk] New Tool Keeps Censors in the Dark - mentions Tor.

[Jimmy Richardson]

On 8/6/2011 3:25 AM, bertagaz at ptitcanardnoir.org wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Aug 05, 2011 at 02:05:20PM -0500, Joe Btfsplk wrote:
>> On 8/3/2011 3:06 PM, Seth David Schoen wrote:
>>> Matthew writes:
>>>
>>>>   http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/38207/?p1=A1
>>> It's worth reading the paper:
>>>
>>> https://www.telex.cc/paper.html
>> I only skimmed the paper, but it's quite interesting.  As always,
>> the Devil's in the details.  Will be interesting to see if it gains
>> momentum.
> I've read the paper when it came out, and I have to say I'm quite perplex
> about it: it seems to rely a lot on ISPs, which to me aren't entities that
> have interest in getting into trouble with governments, and I'm not really
> ready to put trust in.

I think the assumption is the protocol would be supported by democratic 
governments, who will persuade their ISP to connect the stations, and 
encircle authoritarian country's internet access. So in this case, 
interest in not getting into trouble with their government can be used 
for good.

> So yes, we'll see, but I have serious doubts that this technology might be
> that interesting.
>
> I'd be far more interested to see the Dust protocol being implemented as a
> Tor transport option, now that this feature is possible.
>
> bert.
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