From f14a14f26955fb3a46bf617ee65847cca88402b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Perry Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:39:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update urls+verbage. svn:r17240 --- contrib/tor-exit-notice.html | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/tor-exit-notice.html b/contrib/tor-exit-notice.html index c2fd976cdb..6c12652831 100644 --- a/contrib/tor-exit-notice.html +++ b/contrib/tor-exit-notice.html @@ -26,21 +26,13 @@ They are marked with FIXME.

Most likely you are accessing this website because you had some issue with the traffic coming from this IP. This router is part of the Tor Anonymity Network, which is -dedicated to providing people with anonymity who need it most: average -computer users. This router IP should be generating no other traffic, unless -it has been compromised. +dedicated to providing +privacy to people who need it most: average computer users. This +router IP should be generating no other traffic, unless it has been +compromised.

-While Tor is not designed for malicious computer users, it is inevitable that -some may use the network for malicious ends. In the mind of this operator, -the social need for easily accessible censorship-resistant anonymous -communication trumps the risk. Tor sees use by many important segments of the -population, including whistle blowers, journalists, Chinese dissidents -skirting the Great Firewall and oppressive censorship, abuse victims, -stalker targets, the US military, and law enforcement, just to name a few. - -

@@ -49,11 +41,34 @@ and serve it locally -->

+Tor sees use by many +important segments of the population, including whistle blowers, +journalists, Chinese dissidents skirting the Great Firewall and oppressive +censorship, abuse victims, stalker targets, the US military, and law +enforcement, just to name a few. While Tor is not designed for malicious +computer users, it is true that they can use the network for malicious ends. +In reality however, the actual amount of abuse is quite low. This +is largely because criminals and hackers have significantly better access to +privacy and anonymity than do the regular users whom they prey upon. Criminals +can and do build, +sell, and trade far larger and more +powerful networks than Tor on a daily basis. Thus, in the mind of this +operator, the social need for easily accessible censorship-resistant private, +anonymous communication trumps the risk of bad actors, who are almost always +more easily uncovered by traditional police work than by extensive monitoring +and surveillance. + +

+ In terms of applicable law, the best way to understand Tor is to consider it a network of routers operating as common carriers, much like the Internet backbone. However, unlike the Internet backbone routers, Tor routers explicitly do not contain identifiable routing information about the source of -a packet. +a packet, and no single Tor node can determine both the origin and destination +of a given transmission.

@@ -98,7 +113,7 @@ response for more information on this matter.

  1. Tor Overview
  2. Tor Abuse FAQ
    3. -
  3. Tor Legal FAQ
    4. +
  4. Tor Legal FAQ

@@ -112,9 +127,9 @@ already blocked.

You also have the option of blocking this IP address and others on the Tor network if you so desire. The Tor project provides a python script to +href="https://tor-svn.freehaven.net/svn/tor/trunk/contrib/exitlist">python script to extract all IP addresses of Tor exit nodes, and an official DNSRBL is also available to +href="https://www.torproject.org/tordnsel/">DNSRBL is also available to determine if a given IP address is actually a Tor exit server. Please be considerate when using these options. It would be unfortunate to deny all Tor users access