[tor-talk] how to stream videos using Tor

[Joe Btfsplk]

On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Michael Wolf <mikewolf at riseup.net> wrote:
>> On 5/27/2014 1:43 PM, John Henry wrote:
>>> I am not a YouTube user. I was wondering about netflix, or other computer
>>> TV streaming
>>> .
>> Please don't use Tor for this.  Use a proxy or VPN.  Streaming
>> high-quality video uses way too much bandwidth, and it doesn't seem like
>> you actually need the anonymity that Tor provides.
>>
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On 5/27/2014 2:25 PM, John Henry wrote:
> Thanks. I actually do need the anonymity, but I use Tor for everything and
> I just thought it would be less of a hassle to use Tor than to switch to
> another browser just for streaming.
Same here, John.  I don't use Tor for watching cats playing piano or 
music vids, either.  I use TBB for research (sometimes including vids) 
for quite serious matters, like health & legal, that we don't want 
others logging our activity.

If Tor becomes strictly limited to "serious journalists, activists or 
whistle blowers - in fear of their life or freedom," there probably 
won't be a large enough crowd on the network to make it safe / anonymous.