▲ 258 ▼ Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it | Engadget (www.engadget.com) submitted 3 years ago by seasonone@opidea.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.ml 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Synopsis0795@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) Won't it cause browsing to much slower than it normally is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Dreyns@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 years ago More usage means more visibility which means more recognition and thus more funding permalink fedilink source parent [–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 9 points 3 years ago Maybe, but the added obfuscation is probably worth it to the people who need it. It's not meant to be a high performance browser amyway permalink fedilink source parent [–] GeekyNerdyNerd@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago A slower connection is better than ending up in prison, the re-education camps or worse, beheaded. Without average Joe's using it for nonsense Tor usage is basically a neon sign saying "I'm doing something worth hiding. Come and kill me." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dreyns@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 years ago More usage means more visibility which means more recognition and thus more funding permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 9 points 3 years ago Maybe, but the added obfuscation is probably worth it to the people who need it. It's not meant to be a high performance browser amyway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GeekyNerdyNerd@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago A slower connection is better than ending up in prison, the re-education camps or worse, beheaded. Without average Joe's using it for nonsense Tor usage is basically a neon sign saying "I'm doing something worth hiding. Come and kill me." permalink fedilink source parent