The team of PayPal is a band of pigs and cads!

[David Carlson]

  On 8/24/2010 9:56 AM, Andrew Lewman wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:04:04 -0500
> David Carlson<carlson.dl at sbcglobal.net>  wrote:
>
>> I am a newbie here.  Since they use SSL, isn't it overkill to route
>> your connection through Tor?  I know it is a pain to switch Tor on
>> and off when multitasking, but it would seem that Tor button could do
>> that.
> Tor provides anonymity, ssl provides content encryption in transit.  I
> use Tor for everything because I generally don't trust the local
> network to not inject ads, record my traffic, or otherwise modify my
> traffic as it leaves my computer.  This is true for home, travel,
> phones, etc.
>
> I have no problem logging into a website I trust through Tor over ssl.
> I am not my IP address, just like I am not my postal address.  IP
> addresses are for routing, not for authentication.  It's up to me if I
> want to let my bank see my real IP address, or if I want to show up
> from the USA when in Thailand.
>
> As for your comment about "pain to switch", use two browsers.  One for
> your Tor-based activities, and one for non-Tor activities.
>
Oh, You can see my email address!  Horrors!

Thanks, Andrew, Matthew and Michael for your comments.  Andrew, that is 
a good point that I am not my address.  Many banks, etc. seem to think 
that I am, because they want to know if I am at my home computer.  I am 
trying to find a comfortable (to me) balance between security and 
convenience before my identity is stolen.  I don't leave the front door 
of my house unlocked any more, either.

David



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