[tor-talk] Tor implementation in JavaScript / FirefoxOS

Andreas Kuckartz a.kuckartz at ping.de
Mon Mar 17 13:43:46 UTC 2014


Thanks for the detailed reply.

Nathan Freitas:
> I think the Tor in Javascript idea is fascinating, once we all start
> trusting Javascript from crypto. I feel like we all don't trust some
> language (C, C++, Java, etc) so perhaps that hurdle is not as big as
> it might seme, especially if we can get Tor support on a $25
> FirefoxOS phone.

*Exactly* - The usual complaints about JavaScript-security have more to
do with the way it is used in browsers and on the web and less with the
language itself.

Cheers,
Andreas


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