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ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

www.bleepingcomputer.com

ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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    Surprisingly it’s fine on Tor.

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        The firewall I manage at work blocks tor exit nodes and app traffic at the application layer.

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        The list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.

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        Cloudflare can do it at least

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      Tor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them

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