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On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:28:42 +0100
Mark McCarron <mark.mccarron@live.co.uk> wrote:

> I have been examining the number of what would normally be deemed as ille=
gal sites sites on Tor.  Eliminating the narcotics trade, as these tend to =
be intelligence agency backed enterprises, a serious decline has been noted=
 across the board.
>=20
> This would tend to suggest that exposure is common place and users no lon=
ger feel safe.  In the more serious categories, such as child porn and viol=
ent sexual material, no functioning open sites remain and many of the sites=
 that require registration are crippled.  The entire planet has been scrubb=
ed.
>=20
> This, it would seem, indicates that Tor has been compromised on a global =
scale with very little fanfare or moves to correct the situation.
>=20
> Does anyone have any insights into the problem?

What problem?

I think you are just planting FUD, in an attempt to stifle the growth of th=
ose
very hidden services that you're trying to "protect". In almost every your
message you are repeating like a broken record: "Tor has been compromised. =
Tor
is dead. There is something wrong with Tor. Tor is a waste of time."

You keep hammering those like that's an accepted fact and we just "need to
stop looking for excuses", However there has been no proof of your statemen=
ts
whatsoever. And no, any fluctuation in hidden service numbers, even if real,
would not "prove" that Tor is fundamentally compromised or anything of the
sort.

Such a persistent FUD campaign like yours certainly can get some .onion
operators concerned and shut down their sites. Especially if you recruit so=
me
puppet accounts or fellow agents to "agree" with you further down the line =
in
this discussion.

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With respect,
Roman

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