Shortly after a warning was posted on the Tor blog of potential attempts to disrupt the network, a node operator has reported that several servers running exit nodes were seized in an apparent government raid.
It is unclear whether the recent seizure has any relation to the warning posted on the Tor blog. The operator of the nodes recommends not to use any of his mirrors or relays until he has investigated and provides a signed message verifying their safety.
..and from another source...
Santa's elves seem to be busy this holiday season. A few days ago, the TOR project blog warned of upcoming attacks against the network, specifically that certain servers (directory authorities) crucial to the security of the TOR network's operations would be seized. Tonight, there are reports of exit nodes being compromised by opponents with physical access to a USB port. The servers in question seem to be on Dutch soil.
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.tor.user/34619
(Score: 5, Insightful) by ikanreed on Monday December 22 2014, @03:46PM
Americans have the second amendment and overwhelmingly use it to shoot their families and themselves, then proceed to vote for people who promise to protect it at the expense of less important virtues like "not torturing people" or "universal suffrage".
(Score: 1) by dcollins on Monday December 22 2014, @04:15PM
Nailed it.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 22 2014, @04:30PM
Hey, if a political party would crop up that would protect universal suffrage, "not torturing people" and right to bear arms, I'd be all over it.
(Score: 3) by ikanreed on Monday December 22 2014, @05:46PM
Yeah, what I'm saying, though, is that one has a clear, demonstrated history of actively attacking those relatively basic not-being-complete-shit features.
Anyone who votes republican specifically for guns is an abject moron without exception.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 22 2014, @10:00PM
Find the candidate|party who most closely mirrors your positions (not words--ACTIONS) and vote for that entity.
(You're unlikely to find 100 percent correlation with your all stances.)
On the issues where you don't agree with the innate tendencies of your representative, organize a PAC|group|opposition.
Letter writing campaigns from your neighborhood|SIG|club|organization can be very effective.
(Don't -tell- him what you want; write QUESTIONS that require an effort to answer and you won't just get a form letter back.)
Phone campaigns as an alternative|adjunct can also be very effective.
An extremely effective way to get your way is to have your group visit|camp out in the local office of your representative.
This can be especially effective if you do it at a time that the legislative body is on a break and the dude comes back home.
N.B. Email is the -least- effective way to sway a politician.
-- gewg_