This is a touchy subject, but technically we still have a constitution to protect our free speech, so I'm going to have at it. If you value your online privacy, then you probably value tools like the tor network. Recently, the Darknet black-market Silk Road II was taken down, in a rather pointless joint effort with Interpol, the NSA, and other international law enforcement forces. They claim to have "broken" tor, because they now operate so many tor nodes.
Tor works best when more people use it, and more importantly, when more unique individuals/entities run nodes. (How Tor Works) Lately, it seems tor users in general have been under attack, and not just people using the network to conceal their illicit activities. It appears that all tor users in general are being targeted. Legitmate reasons to want to conceal ones identity may include being a whistleblower, or journalist, or political activist... (basically a member of any organization working for the good of the people that is targeted by the corrupt establishment.)
So, there is a place for anonymity tools in this world, and it is unjust and hypocritical for our government to target its own people. The US government has long promoted the use of tor in other oppressed nations, for reasons of reclaiming freedom! Yet, the NSA spies on the American public... right.
The solution is to RUN A TOR NODE! It's really easy, and will cost you about $5 a month. I will even set it up for you, if you pay for it. All you need is a vps (virtual private server). They are cheap. Email me at donotaccept at gmx.com (cause I get a LOT of spam when I post email addresses...) Together we'll do some good for the world.
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