Comment by wmf

Comment by wmf a day ago

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Users are OK with acting as proxies because they don't understand all the shady stuff their proxy is being used for. Also consumer ISPs generally ban this.

chii a day ago

But then would you make the same arguments for running a tor node (presumably, you don't know what shady stuff is there, but you know there's shady stuff)?

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  • Spooky23 a day ago

    Running a tor node is pretty stupid from a liability perspective, but at least you have more deniability and you are making an informed choice.

    These residential proxies are pretty much universally shady. I doubt most of the users understand what they are consenting to.

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    • sitzkrieg 21 hours ago

      tor nodes are zero risk as long as they're not an exit

      been running nodes since 2017 on two providers and zero issues

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      • chii 5 hours ago

        yes, but i was likening being part of the proxy network to being a tor exit node. I should've made my comment clearer.

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  • jraph a day ago

    That's totally something you should consider, even if you decide for running the tor node anyway in the end.

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JasonADrury a day ago

Why would the users care either way?

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  • jraph a day ago

    Some people care about ethics, and try to avoid doing bad stuff, or helping the bad stuff.

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    • JasonADrury 21 hours ago

      Sure, but that only answers why some users might care.

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