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Most Tor nodes are actually in Germany. You can see a map of them https://tormap.void.gr/

The design of the system is resilient to some nodes being under hostile control, too.




Well then aren’t I glad the US intelligence agencies don’t have a history of collaborating across national boundaries!

Some nodes can be under hostile control, but as the number increases the likelihood increases that they can link entry to exit based on timings. I consider it quite likely that the us govt can say “hey Germany/UK/Fance/etc., we have this batch of exit times, do any of your nodes correspond on entry?” or vice virce.


If your threat model is that the whole world is out to get you and will stop at nothing to find you, it is very much the case that you are going to lose. Tor raises the cost of surveillance, but is not magic.

As an aside, the five eyes countries collaborate much more closely with one another than they do with France or Germany (or that was the case when I read about this after the Snowden leaks.)




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