Kevin Chadwick wrote: >> I'm confused, what? How does Tor lower security and at the same time, >> it provides privacy? > > Just like antivirus scanners bring greater exploitability especially > if you are not vulnerable to detectable viruses then so does Tor. What?! I don't even,.. > It adds a lot of complexity for privacy benefit. Integrity is often > muddled into security too. As far as I am concerned they can actually > counter each other and are seperate entities. No they are not. Integrity should be part of your understanding of security. Basics of information security suggest confidentiality, integrity and availability. [0] > Obscuring from targetted attack is highly questionable to me when a > secure VPN from a lightly used machine (no web browsing) can offer real > security. You may just be giving a way in otherwise. First I don't understand your first sentence. Second how does a VPN provide more "security" than say Tor? Deeply confused, Aaron [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_security
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