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Offline Marion

Re: Tell me about TOR
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2021, 08:22:23 PM »
Quote from: Mark 79 on October 04, 2021, 08:19:19 PM
I prefer I2P to TOR and always within a non-logging VPN in a "safe" jurisdiction (not the "Five Eyes,"US, UH, NZ, Canada, Australia!).

How do you know for sure that the VPN is non-logging (and not owned by "them")?
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Offline Mark 79

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Re: Tell me about TOR
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2021, 12:10:16 AM »
I typed a 1200-word answer, then was timed out. Lost it all. Too tired to rebuild it.

Suffice it to say there is a large pool of committed and qualified cryptographers and programmers who review, vet, and surveil the darknet sites, services, VPNs. and software. The I2P directory has articles explaining their methods and findings.

Then one can vet every iota for themself OR take a leap of faith.
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Offline josefamenendez

Re: Tell me about TOR
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2021, 08:20:51 AM »
Thank you Mark79. When you are able, could you let me know if there would be access  or potential access through I2P even though the rest of the web is shut down?Thi s is what I've been hearing-hence my inquiries here
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Offline apollo

Re: Tell me about TOR
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2021, 11:53:41 AM »
Quote from: josefamenendez on October 05, 2021, 08:20:51 AM
Thank you Mark79. When you are able, could you let me know if there would be access  or potential access through I2P even though the rest of the web is shut down?Thi s is what I've been hearing-hence my inquiries here
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TOR is just a browser which needs the internet to work.
If the internet is down, TOR, running on your device, cannot work.

I2P is a browser, I assume, so ... same as TOR.
It cannot connect to something that is down.

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Offline Matthew

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Re: Tell me about TOR
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2021, 12:30:16 PM »
Quote from: josefamenendez on October 04, 2021, 04:22:24 PM
I have no interest in the dark web aside from general access if the internet is down and mirror sites.
Can downloading TOR get me there? I know nothing about this

You're looking for an alternate Internet? Better get a ham radio license AND get into a very niche area of ham radio. That's your only hope though.

Once you understand what the Internet is, you quickly understand that when it goes down, it goes down. Installing a piece of software is NOT going to give you some access to a "magical internet" that exists in the ether or something.

There is nothing magical about the Internet. I fully understand how computers are networked together, how traffic is routed, the DNS system, domain name resolution, etc.

The Internet is a conglomeration of 10's of thousands of routers, switches, hubs, and server hardware. And hundreds of thousands of miles of fiber optic and other cable -- mostly unguarded in the middle of nowhere.

Once you learn how fragile the Internet is, you become a Ham Radio operator :)
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