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A Dozen US Libraries Line Up to Run Tor Exit Nodes

posted by martyb on Sunday September 20 2015, @10:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the Streisand-Effect-is-Effective-Against-DHS dept.

"gewg_" writes:

El Reg reports

A dozen libraries across the US have asked for details on how to host Tor exit nodes following a decision by the small town of Lebanon, New Hampshire, to [forgo] police warnings.

Following a decision by the library's board of trustees earlier this week to put the exit node back online, the founder of the Library Freedom Project, Alison Macrina, said that she had heard from a number of other libraries interested in hosting tor nodes.

"Between libraries and community leaders around the country, we've heard from probably about a dozen who are interested in joining this", she told Motherboard.

One of those people was present at the board meeting, having driven two hours to attend. As a library trustee at nearby Reading, she revealed that it was going to have its own meeting on the issue next month.

[...] Macrina now says that the DHS' efforts have put her project on the map. "This has catalyzed additional libraries and community members", she told Motherboard. "Folks have emailed me saying 'We don't care if it gets shut down, we want to push back against [the DHS]'."

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  • (Score: 1) by chrysosphinx on Sunday September 20 2015, @11:09AM

    by chrysosphinx (5262) on Sunday September 20 2015, @11:09AM (#238782)

    So, burning outlawed libraries to the ground by police forces is coming soon...

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 20 2015, @11:18AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 20 2015, @11:18AM (#238784)

    ...said the asshole who never read Fahrenheit 451. When was the last time you read a book? Never? You know what people did in Fahrenheit 451? They watched TV on screens that covered entire walls. How big is your computer screen, asshole? How many monitors do you have, asshole? You have dual monitors, don't you? At least two monitors, right?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 20 2015, @09:51PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 20 2015, @09:51PM (#239060)

      I watched Fahrenheit 451 on video. :-)

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by davester666 on Sunday September 20 2015, @07:38PM

    by davester666 (155) on Sunday September 20 2015, @07:38PM (#238994)

    More like "We have to install some software to make sure your Tor exit node will work correctly. No, you can't examine it."