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The Tor Project is switching to Rust

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348 points giuliomagnifico | 2 comments | 12 Dec 25 12:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.485s | source
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shevy-java ◴[12 Dec 25 13:02 UTC] No.46243731[source]▶
Hmmmm.

My biggest gripe with the Tor project is that it is so slow.

I don't think merely moving to Rust makes Tor faster either. And I am also not entirely convinced that Rust is really better than C.

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1. sandworm101 ◴[12 Dec 25 14:20 UTC] No.46244381[source]▶
Hey, if you want a fast anonymity netowrk, there are commercial providers. Companies doing research on thier competition use these to hide thier true idents from targets. They are not cheap (not free but cheaper than AWS imho) but have much greater functionality than tor.

https://voodootomato.medium.com/managed-attribution-the-key-...

https://www.authentic8.com/blog/non-attribution-misattributi...

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2. jfindper ◴[12 Dec 25 15:06 UTC] No.46244801[source]▶
>Hey, if you want a fast anonymity netowrk, there are commercial providers.

For most people seeking anonymity via Tor network (whistleblowers, journalists, activists, etc.), paying a company who can then subsequently be compelled to hand over your information is a bad choice.

And in most other scenarios, Authentic8 is probably still a bad choice. If you require a FedRAMP-authorized service, then sure, look at Authentic8.