@gameplayer @atomicpoet it's not that simple.

• Shure the average cybercriminal can use some hijacked routers and desktops as a proxy for their carding fraud but that doesn't scale with huge amounts of traffic and ISPs do combat proxy use by explicitly checking traffic for it and banning such setups as per ToS.

In fact, many ISPs will forcibly disconnect customers if they detect they run an open proxy or tor exit node.

• Speaking of @torproject, the bandwith of #ExitNodes is way too low for any industrial-scale #scraping operation needed.

@tasket I don't say @tor#Tor is perfect - far from it.

BUT an #OnionService is way easier to conceal, shield and secure than a #SurfaceWeb site.

• Also the main disadvantage of Tor is speed and the fact that @torproject publishes their #ExitNodes, so blocking Tor users is too easy.

Needless to say that there may be different scenarios and it takes individual assessment of needs, capabilities and #ITsec, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec to the point that I think it's important to teach people to make that decision instead of blanket VPN shilling...

#DontBlockTor

Q: Is there any Hoster that doesn't block or ban @torproject ?

• Cuz #Contabo does per their ToS...

I could understand it if they don't want #ExitNodes and subsequent traffic to taint their rep, but they literally #ban #Tor entirely regardless if #OnionService, #Relay or a private #Bridge.

#DontBlockTor #Bridges

@stanford @fluepke EXAKT!

Weil für #Tor #ExitNodes gibt's ne #blocklist:
https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/blocklists.list.tsv#L15

@icedquinn
Tor has #deanonymising elements inherant to it, as #exitNodes can be setup to limit traffic speeds, which can then be used at the #TorGuard node and/or #ISP to track users.

That's just one of the many reasons why #i2p and #garlicRouting is better.

@cowanon