[tor-talk] Appearing American

[Greg Norcie]

Is the anonymity offered by a modified Tor utilizing only nodes in the 
USA actually more anonymous than a VPN? I thought utilizing a subset of 
nodes was considered a bad idea?

(I've seen people ask how to restict their traffic to using the top X% 
fastest nodes and get replies explain why this is suboptimal)

-Greg

On 8/18/13 5:05 PM, mick wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:32:13 -0700
> Gordon Morehouse <gordon at morehouse.me> allegedly wrote:
>>
>> Your best bet if you *need* an American IP is to use a VPN.
>>
>
> I'm sorry Gordon but I think this needs to be said. On a list devoted
> to tor, recommending a VPN is not ideal. Whilst a commercial VPN might
> buy you a geo specific location, at best it buys you /very/ limited
> anonymity and privacy.
>
> But, yes, if all you are concerned about is (say) a US IP so that you
> can view Hulu, it might be acceptable. It depends upon your use case.
>
> Best
>
> Mick
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