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    • You should make every Tor user be a relay

    • You should transport all IP packets, not just TCP packets

    • Exit policies should be able to block websites, not just IP addresses

    • You should let the network pick the path, not the client.

    • You should hide the list of Tor relays, so people can't block the exits.

  • Onion Services

Topics

  • Introduction

  • Security

  • How Tor works

  • Using and sharing

  • Alternate Designs

    • You should make every Tor user be a relay

    • You should transport all IP packets, not just TCP packets

    • Exit policies should be able to block websites, not just IP addresses

    • You should let the network pick the path, not the client.

    • You should hide the list of Tor relays, so people can't block the exits.

  • Onion Services

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Topics

  • You should make every Tor user be a relay
  • You should transport all IP packets, not just TCP packets
  • Exit policies should be able to block websites, not just IP addresses
  • You should let the network pick the path, not the client.
  • You should hide the list of Tor relays, so people can't block the exits.
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