Jordan Mack [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2011-12-19 🗒️ Summary of this message: Adding ...
📅 Original date posted:2011-12-19
🗒️ Summary of this message: Adding anonymity to a slow system is impossible, so Stefan Thomas suggests using Tor or Freenet for anonymity instead of complicating the protocol.
📝 Original message:On 12/18/2011 1:19 PM, Stefan Thomas wrote:
> Let those who want anonymity connect through Tor, Freenet, etc. It's
> easy to add anonymity via an extra layer, but it is impossible to add
> performance on top of a slow system.
That's a very good point. This is needless complication at the protocol
level. Alternatives, like Tor, could be used to provide the desired
effect. Developers could even choose to integrate Tor functionality into
the client itself at some point.
🗒️ Summary of this message: Adding anonymity to a slow system is impossible, so Stefan Thomas suggests using Tor or Freenet for anonymity instead of complicating the protocol.
📝 Original message:On 12/18/2011 1:19 PM, Stefan Thomas wrote:
> Let those who want anonymity connect through Tor, Freenet, etc. It's
> easy to add anonymity via an extra layer, but it is impossible to add
> performance on top of a slow system.
That's a very good point. This is needless complication at the protocol
level. Alternatives, like Tor, could be used to provide the desired
effect. Developers could even choose to integrate Tor functionality into
the client itself at some point.