[tor-talk] anyone created an acct on GMX using Tor?

[Aaron]

On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 7:08 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The only way I've been able to create a Gmail account recently was through an Android tablet. I installed Orbot and Orweb APKs so all traffic was through Tor at the time, then created the account through Settings > Acounts & Sync > Add Account.
>
> I'd be wary of that approach. It would be some work for me to verify
> on such a semi-closed system that all traffic did go through Tor. Even
> if it did, if any closed binaries/firmware on that system are involved
> in the process, they could easily be sending your
> MAC/UUID/serial/IMEI, etc over TLS as part of the signup process.
> Which as you use further apps, services, and surfing would be linked
> to that. I don't know much about Android hardware/software, but if
> this is the case, I'd rather not spend that much money on what would
> then necessarily become a one time use device.

What you can do is use the android emulator (with Tor). You'll need to
figure out how to get a google apps into the emulator image though.

--Aaron