Russia, Tor, and Maybe Sybil Are a Thing?
December 14, 2021
Dictatorships are in vogue, at least in some parts of the world. One interesting response to the Onion Router Technology has been to look up that well known person Sybil. That individual makes it possible to participate in onion routing. Then Sybil’s admirers can process assorted Internet metadata and time stamps in order to learn some interesting things. One of those interesting things is explained in “Russia Ratchets Up Internet Control by Blocking Tor.” Russia learned that it does not want the Onion Router within the land of vodka, bears, and forgotten gulags. Makes sense, doesn’t it?
The write up says:
GlobalCheck, a group that monitors websites’ accessibility in Russia, confirmed that blocking had begun.
Is it possible to block Tor?
Probably not 100 percent. But the steps, including the enabling legislation, suggest that getting caught might have consequences. Believe it or not, there is a person who gets some support from the Russian government to locate burial grounds associated with gulags.
Perhaps that individual will get the opportunity to have some new explorations to undertake?
Stephen E Arnold, December 14, 2021
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