If the university's entire IP address space is "trusted" to access these library resources, the university is forced to maintain an iron grip on all its addresses. Many library-related services use source IP address to decide whether a subscriber is allowed to see their content. Practice explaining Tor and its benefits and consequences to friends and neighbors - the abuse FAQ may provide some helpful starting points.įourth, learn a bit about authentication on the Internet.
Learn about the types of people and organizations who need secure communications on the Internet. If possible, attend a talk by one of the Tor developers. Hang out on IRC ( - #tor-relays) for a while and learn more. Read the design overview, the design paper, and the FAQ. In any case, the key here is to become familiar with the laws and their implications and uncertainties. Of course, you need to understand that without actual clear precedent (and even then), it's still possible that a given judge will not interpret things the way the lawyers expect. The CDA is less clear, because it was written before the modern Internet emerged, but EFF and ACLU are optimistic. In the US, these appear to be mainly the DMCA and CDA, and the good news is that many lawyers believe that Tor exit node operators are in the same boat as the ISPs themselves.īecome familiar with the EFF's template letter regarding DMCA notices for Tor, which is quite clear about not putting liability on service providers. Second, learn about your local laws with respect to liability of traffic that exits from your Tor relay. Most likely it is ambiguously worded, to let them allow or deny things based on the situation.īut it might be extremely restrictive ("no services of any kind"), in which case you're going to have a tough road ahead of you. (We focus on the university scenario, but hopefully you can adapt it to your own situation.)įirst, learn about your university's AUP - acceptable use policy. The best strategy depends on your situation, but here are some tips to get you started.
In short, running a Tor exit node may well require you to become an advocate for anonymity and privacy in the world. If the administration considers an Internet community that helps other people to be a foreign concept, or if they're used to treating new situations as security risks and telling everybody to quit it, a Tor relay may give you a way to focus the discussion and find allies who want to help change policy. In this sense, Tor provides a lever to help you change your organization's policies. To keep your exit node running long-term, you're going to need the support of the people around you.
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