Man Found Guilty of Child Porn, Because He Ran a Tor Exit Node::undefined

  • Proofofnothing@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Sorry I am not very techy, can someone eli5 what is an exit node? What is the point of running an exit node? Should the user have known his exit node (not sure if i am using the term right) could be used for cp?

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      1 year ago

      One would not expect an exit node to be used for cp. A relay node would be more likely used for cp as one would expect the request to be internal to the tor network. A tor exit node is only used to access sites on the regular internet, not the “dark net”