[tor-bugs] #6470 [Analysis]: distinguishing between (non-) hidden service hosters, too few/much open circuits

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#6470: distinguishing between (non-) hidden service hosters, too few/much open
circuits
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     Reporter:  proper       |      Owner:  arma
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Analysis     |    Version:
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Changes (by phw):

 * cc: phw (added)


Comment:

 Even if the amount of circuits would be identical, we would still have to
 worry about other identifiers such as the bytes transferred.  Assuming
 HTTP, onion services tend to send more bytes than they receive, whereas
 Tor users tend to receive more bytes than they send.

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