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by ChrisNorstrom 4530 days ago
Question 1): What's the difference between using Tor and http://www.hidemyass.com/proxy/ 's Pro VPN option?

Question 2): Can't you buy a domain name and hosting using https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/about/mailing and mailing in an anonymous cashier's check / postal money order?

Question 3): Why not just (using Tor/VPN/Proxy) sign up for a Tumblr or Wordpress Blog anonymously and only logging in or editing the blog when using Tor/Proxy/VPN?

Where there is a need and a poor solution, there is an opportunity for a startup. Anyone want to join up and contemplate starting "TABlog" Truly Anonymous Blogging platform?
1 comments
untraceableblog 4529 days ago
1) Trust. I trust the Tor developers and nodes much more than HideMyAss, which is a single point of failure.

2) Looks like a good suggestion, I'll have to check that out if I ever start a Tor hidden service.

3) The main factors are having control over the HTML, and differentiating the site from just another wordpress blog. Anyone can start a Wordpress blog using Tor, and that wouldn't make a very interesting blog post.

This was done mostly as an excercise and experiment. If the goal were just to publish sensitive articles, I would use a free blogging platform.

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