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# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE # Copyright (C) YEAR The Tor Project, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package. # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2009-08-15 13:29+0300\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:9 msgid "Inception" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><h3> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:13 msgid "Who uses Tor?" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:15 msgid "<a href=\"<page torusers>#normalusers\">Normal people use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:16 msgid "<a href=\"<page torusers>#military\">Militaries use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:17 msgid "" "<a href=\"<page torusers>#journalist\">Journalists and their audience use " "Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:18 msgid "" "<a href=\"<page torusers>#lawenforcement\">Law enforcement officers use Tor</" "a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:19 msgid "" "<a href=\"<page torusers>#activists\">Activists & Whistleblowers use " "Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:20 msgid "" "<a href=\"<page torusers>#spotlight\">High & low profile people use Tor</" "a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:21 msgid "<a href=\"<page torusers>#executives\">Business executives use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:22 msgid "<a href=\"<page torusers>#bloggers\">Bloggers use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:23 msgid "" "<a href=\"<page torusers>#itprofessionals\">IT Professionals use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:28 /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:38 #: /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:69 /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:96 /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:121 #: /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:147 /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:214 /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:245 #: /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:282 /tmp/SPpOamM8BH.xml:294 msgid "<hr />" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:30 msgid "" "Tor was originally designed, implemented, and deployed as a third-generation " "<a href=\"http://www.onion-router.net/\">onion routing project of the Naval " "Research Laboratory</a>. It was originally developed with the U.S. Navy in " "mind, for the primary purpose of protecting government communications. " "Today, it is used every day for a wide variety of purposes by the military, " "journalists, law enforcement officers, activists, and many others. Here are " "some of the specific uses we've seen or recommend." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:36 msgid "<a name=\"normalusers\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:37 msgid "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#normalusers\">Normal people use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:40 msgid "" "<strong>They protect their privacy from unscrupulous marketers and identity " "thieves.</strong> Internet Service Providers (ISPs) <a href=\"http://" "seekingalpha.com/article/29449-compete-ceo-isps-sell-clickstreams-for-5-a-" "month\"> sell your Internet browsing records</a> to marketers or anyone else " "willing to pay for it. ISPs typically say that they anonymize the data by " "not providing personally identifiable information, but <a href=\"http://www." "wired.com/politics/security/news/2006/08/71579?currentPage=all\">this has " "proven incorrect</a>. A full record of every site you visit, the text of " "every search you perform, and potentially userid and even password " "information can still be part of this data. In addition to your ISP, the " "websites (<a href=\"http://www.google.com/privacy_faq.html\">and search " "engines</a>) you visit have their own logs, containing the same or more " "information." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:49 msgid "" "<strong> They protect their communications from irresponsible corporations.</" "strong> All over the Internet, Tor is being recommended to people newly " "concerned about their privacy in the face of increasing breaches and " "betrayals of private data. From <a href=\"http://www.securityfocus.com/" "news/11048\">lost backup tapes</a>, to <a href=\"http://www.nytimes." "com/2006/08/09/technology/09aol.html?ex=1312776000&" "en=f6f61949c6da4d38&ei=5090\">giving away the data to researchers</a>, " "your data is often not well protected by those you are supposed to trust to " "keep it safe." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:55 msgid "" "<strong>They protect their children online.</strong> You've told your kids " "they shouldn't share personally identifying information online, but they may " "be sharing their location simply by not concealing their IP address. " "Increasingly, IP addresses can be <a href=\"http://whatismyipaddress.com/" "\">literally mapped to a city or even street location</a>, and can <a href=" "\"http://whatsmyip.org/more/\">reveal other information</a> about how you " "are connecting to the Internet. In the United States, the government is " "pushing to make this mapping increasingly precise." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:60 msgid "" "<strong>They research sensitive topics.</strong> There's a wealth of " "information available online. But perhaps in your country, access to " "information on AIDS, birth control, <a href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/" "stories/2002/12/03/tech/main531567.shtml\">Tibetan culture</a>, or world " "religions is behind a national firewall." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:67 msgid "<a name=\"military\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:68 msgid "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#military\">Militaries use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:73 msgid "" "<strong>Field Agents:</strong> It is not difficult for insurgents to monitor " "Internet traffic and discover all the hotels and other locations from which " "people are connecting to known military servers. Military field agents " "deployed away from home use Tor to mask the sites they are visiting, " "protecting military interests and operations, as well as protecting " "themselves from physical harm." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:82 msgid "" "<strong>Hidden services:</strong> When the Internet was designed by DARPA, " "its primary purpose was to be able to facilitate distributed, robust " "communications in case of local strikes. However, some functions must be " "centralized, such as command and control sites. It's the nature of the " "Internet protocols to reveal the geographic location of any server that is " "reachable online. Tor's hidden services capacity allows military command " "and control to be physically secure from discovery and takedown." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:88 msgid "" "<strong>Intelligence gathering:</strong> Military personnel need to use " "electronic resources run and monitored by insurgents. They do not want the " "webserver logs on an insurgent website to record a military address, thereby " "revealing the surveillance." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:94 msgid "<a name=\"journalist\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:95 msgid "" "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#journalist\">Journalists and their audience use " "Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:98 msgid "" "<strong><a href=\"http://www.rsf.org/\">Reporters without Borders</a></" "strong> tracks Internet prisoners of conscience and jailed or harmed " "journalists all over the world. They advise journalists, sources, bloggers, " "and dissidents to use Tor to ensure their privacy and safety." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:102 msgid "" "<strong>The US <a href=\"http://www.ibb.gov/\">International Broadcasting " "Bureau</a></strong> (Voice of America/Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Asia) " "supports Tor development to help Internet users in countries without safe " "access to free media. Tor preserves the ability of persons behind national " "firewalls or under the surveillance of repressive regimes to obtain a global " "perspective on controversial topics including democracy, economics and " "religion." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:108 msgid "" "<strong>Citizen journalists in China</strong> use Tor to write about local " "events to encourage social change and political reform." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:111 msgid "" "<strong>Citizens and journalists in <a href=\"http://www.rsf.org/rubrique." "php3?id_rubrique=554\">Internet black holes</a></strong> use Tor to research " "state propaganda and opposing viewpoints, to file stories with non-State " "controlled media, and to avoid risking the personal consequences of " "intellectual curiosity." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:119 msgid "<a name=\"lawenforcement\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:120 msgid "" "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#lawenforcement\">Law enforcement officers use " "Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:123 msgid "" "<strong>Online surveillance:</strong> Tor allows officials to surf " "questionable web sites and services without leaving tell-tale tracks. If " "the system administrator of an illegal gambling site, for example, were to " "see multiple connections from government or law enforcement IP addresses in " "usage logs, investigations may be hampered." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:130 msgid "" "<strong>Sting operations:</strong> Similarly, anonymity allows law officers " "to engage in online “undercover ” operations. Regardless of how " "good an undercover officer's “street cred” may be, if the " "communications include IP ranges from police addresses, the cover is blown." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:136 msgid "" "<strong>Truly anonymous tip lines:</strong> While online anonymous tip lines " "are popular, without anonymity software, they are far less useful. " "Sophisticated sources understand that although a name or email address is " "not attached to information, server logs can identify them very quickly. As " "a result, tip line web sites that do not encourage anonymity are limiting " "the sources of their tips." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:145 msgid "<a name=\"activists\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:146 msgid "" "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#activists\">Activists & Whistleblowers use " "Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:149 msgid "" "<strong>Human rights activists use Tor to anonymously report abuses from " "danger zones.</strong> Internationally, labor rights workers use Tor and " "other forms of online and offline anonymity to organize workers in " "accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Even though they " "are within the law, it does not mean they are safe. Tor provides the ability " "to avoid persecution while still raising a voice." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:156 msgid "" "When groups such as the <strong>Friends Service Committee and environmental " "groups are increasingly <a href=\"http://www.afsc.org/news/2005/government-" "spying.htm\">falling under surveillance</a> in the United States</strong> " "under laws meant to protect against terrorism, many peaceful agents of " "change rely on Tor for basic privacy during legitimate activities." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:161 msgid "" "<strong><a href=\"http://hrw.org/doc/?t=internet\">Human Rights Watch</a></" "strong> recommends Tor in their report, “ <a href=\"http://www.hrw.org/" "reports/2006/china0806/\">Race to the Bottom: Corporate Complicity in " "Chinese Internet Censorship</a>.” The study co-author interviewed " "Roger Dingledine, Tor project leader, on Tor use. They cover Tor in the " "section on how to breach the <a href=\"http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/" "china0806/3.htm#_Toc142395820\">“Great Firewall of China,”</a> " "and recommend that human rights workers throughout the globe use Tor for " "“secure browsing and communications.”" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:171 msgid "" "Tor has consulted with and volunteered help to <strong>Amnesty " "International's recent <a href=\"http://irrepressible.info/\">corporate " "responsibility campaign</a></strong>. See also their <a href=\"http://" "irrepressible.info/static/pdf/FOE-in-china-2006-lores.pdf\">full report</a> " "on China Internet issues." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:176 msgid "" "<a href=\"http://www.globalvoicesonline.org\">Global Voices</a> recommends " "Tor, especially for <strong>anonymous blogging</strong>, throughout their <a " "href=\"http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/projects/guide/\"> web site.</" "a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:181 msgid "" "In the US, the Supreme Court recently stripped legal protections from " "government whistleblowers. But whistleblowers working for governmental " "transparency or corporate accountability can use Tor to seek justice without " "personal repercussions." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:186 msgid "" "A contact of ours who works with a public health nonprofit in Africa reports " "that his nonprofit <strong>must budget 10% to cover various sorts of " "corruption</strong>, mostly bribes and such. When that percentage rises " "steeply, not only can they not afford the money, but they can not afford to " "complain — this is the point at which open objection can become " "dangerous. So his nonprofit has been working to <strong>use Tor to safely " "whistleblow on government corruption</strong> in order to continue their " "work." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:193 msgid "" "At a recent conference, a Tor staffer ran into a woman who came from a " "“company town” in the eastern United States. She was attempting " "to blog anonymously to rally local residents to <strong>urge reform in the " "company</strong> that dominated the town's economic and government affairs. " "She is fully cognizant that the kind of organizing she was doing " "<strong>could lead to harm or “fatal accidents.”</strong>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:200 msgid "" "In east Asia, some labor organizers use anonymity to <strong>reveal " "information regarding sweatshops</strong> that produce goods for western " "countries and to organize local labor." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:205 msgid "" "Tor can help activists avoid government or corporate censorship that hinders " "organization. In one such case, a <a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/" "national/2005/07/24/telus-sites050724.html\">Canadian ISP blocked access to " "a union website used by their own employees</a> to help organize a strike." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:212 msgid "<a name=\"spotlight\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:213 msgid "" "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#spotlight\">High & low profile people use " "Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:216 msgid "" "Does being in the public spotlight shut you off from having a private life, " "forever, online? A rural lawyer in a New England state keeps an anonymous " "blog because, with the diverse clientele at his prestigious law firm, " "<strong>his political beliefs are bound to offend someone</strong>. Yet, he " "doesn't want to remain silent on issues he cares about. Tor helps him feel " "secure that he can express his opinion without consequences to his public " "role." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:224 msgid "" "People living in poverty often don't participate fully in civil society -- " "not out of ignorance or apathy, but out of fear. If something you write " "were to get back to your boss, would you lose your job? If your social " "worker read about your opinion of the system, would she treat you " "differently? Anonymity gives a voice to the voiceless. To support this, " "<strong>Tor currently has an open Americorps/VISTA position</strong> " "pending. This government grant will cover a full time stipend for a " "volunteer to create curricula to <strong>show low-income populations how to " "use anonymity online for safer civic engagement</strong>. Although it's " "often said that the poor do not use online access for civic engagement, " "failing to act in their self-interests, it is our hypothesis (based on " "personal conversations and anecdotal information) that it is precisely the " "“permanent record ” left online that keeps many of the poor from " "speaking out on the Internet. We hope to show people how to engage more " "safely online, and then at the end of the year, evaluate how online and " "offline civic engagement has changed, and how the population sees this " "continuing into the future." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:243 msgid "<a name=\"executives\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:244 msgid "" "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#executives\">Business executives use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:247 msgid "" "<strong>Security breach information clearinghouses:</strong> Say a financial " "institution participates in a security clearinghouse of information on " "Internet attacks. Such a repository requires members to report breaches to " "a central group, who correlates attacks to detect coordinated patterns and " "send out alerts. But if a specific bank in St. Louis is breached, they " "don't want an attacker watching the incoming traffic to such a repository to " "be able to track where information is coming from. Even though every packet " "were encrypted, the IP address would betray the location of a compromised " "system. Tor allows such repositories of sensitive information to resist " "compromises." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:257 msgid "" "<strong>Seeing your competition as your market does:</strong> If you try to " "check out a competitor's pricing, you may find no information or misleading " "information on their web site. This is because their web server may be " "keyed to detect connections from competitors, and block or spread " "disinformation to your staff. Tor allows a business to view their sector as " "the general public would view it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:264 msgid "" "<strong>Keeping strategies confidential:</strong> An investment bank, for " "example, might not want industry snoopers to be able to track what web sites " "their analysts are watching. The strategic importance of traffic patterns, " "and the vulnerability of the surveillance of such data, is starting to be " "more widely recognized in several areas of the business world." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:271 msgid "" "<strong>Accountability:</strong> In an age when irresponsible and unreported " "corporate activity has undermined multi-billion dollar businesses, an " "executive exercising true stewardship wants the whole staff to feel free to " "disclose internal malfeasance. Tor facilitates internal accountability " "before it turns into whistleblowing." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:280 msgid "<a name=\"bloggers\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:281 msgid "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#bloggers\">Bloggers use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:284 msgid "" "Frequently we hear about bloggers who are <a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/" "public/article/SB112541909221726743-Kl4kLxv0wSbjqrkXg_DieY3c8lg_20050930.html" "\">sued</a> or <a href=\"http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2005-06-14-" "worker-blogs-usat_x.htm\">fired</a> for saying perfectly legal things " "online, in their blog." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:288 msgid "" "We recommend the <a href=\"http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal\">EFF " "Legal Guide for Bloggers</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:289 msgid "" "Global Voices maintains a <a href=\"http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/" "projects/guide/\">guide to anonymous blogging with Wordpress and Tor</a>." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:292 msgid "<a name=\"itprofessionals\"></a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><h2> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:293 msgid "" "<a class=\"anchor\" href=\"#itprofessionals\">IT Professionals use Tor</a>" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:296 msgid "" "To verify IP based firewall rules: A firewall may have some policies that " "only allow certain IP addresses or ranges. Tor can be used to verify those " "configurations by using an IP number outside of the company's alloted IP " "block." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:297 msgid "" "To bypass their own security systems for sensitive professional activities: " "For instance, a company may have a strict policy regarding the material " "employees can view on the internet. A log review reveals a possible " "violation. Tor can be used to verify the information without an exception " "being put into corporate security systems." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:298 msgid "" "To connect back to deployed services: A network engineer can use Tor to " "remotely connect back to services, without the need for an external machine " "and user account, as part of operational testing." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:299 msgid "" "To access internet resources: Acceptable use policy for IT Staff and normal " "employees is usually different. Tor can allow unfettered access to the " "internet while leaving standard security policies in place." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><ul><li> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:300 msgid "" "To work around ISP network outages: Sometimes when an ISP is having routing " "or DNS problems, Tor can make internet resources available, when the actual " "ISP is malfunctioning. This can be invaluable is crisis situations." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:304 msgid "" "Please do send us your success stories. They are very important because Tor " "provides anonymity. While it is thrilling to speculate about <a href=\"<page " "faq-abuse>\">undesired effects of Tor</a>, when it succeeds, nobody " "notices. This is great for users, but not so good for us, since publishing " "success stories about how people or organizations are staying anonymous " "could be counterproductive. For example, we talked to an FBI officer who " "explained that he uses Tor every day for his work — but he quickly " "followed up with a request not to provide details or mention his name." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <div><p> #: /home/runa/tor/website/en/torusers.wml:313 msgid "" "Like any technology, from pencils to cellphones, anonymity can be used for " "both good and bad. You have probably seen some of the vigorous debate (<a " "href=\"http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/" "securitymatters/2006/01/70000\">pro</a>, <a href=\"http://www.edge.org/q2006/" "q06_4.html#kelly\">con</a>, and <a href=\"http://web.mit.edu/gtmarx/www/anon." "html\">academic</a>) over anonymity. The Tor project is based on the belief " "that anonymity is not just a good idea some of the time - it is a " "requirement for a free and functioning society. The <a href=\"http://www." "eff.org/issues/anonymity\">EFF maintains a good overview</a> of how " "anonymity was crucial to the founding of the United States. Anonymity is " "recognized by US courts as a fundamental and important right. In fact, " "governments mandate anonymity in many cases themselves: <a href=\"https://" "www.crimeline.co.za/default.asp\">police tip lines</a>, <a href=\"http://www." "texasbar.com/Content/ContentGroups/Public_Information1/" "Legal_Resources_Consumer_Information/Family_Law1/Adoption_Options.htm#sect2" "\">adoption services</a>, <a href=\"http://writ.news.findlaw.com/" "aronson/20020827.html\">police officer identities</a>, and so forth. It " "would be impossible to rehash the entire anonymity debate here - it is too " "large an issue with too many nuances, and there are plenty of other places " "where this information can be found. We do have a <a href=\"<page faq-abuse>" "\">Tor abuse</a> page describing some of the possible abuse cases for Tor, " "but suffice it to say that if you want to abuse the system, you'll either " "find it mostly closed for your purposes (e.g. the majority of Tor relays do " "not support SMTP in order to prevent anonymous email spamming), or if you're " "one of the <a href=\"http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/12/" "computer_crime_1.html\">Four Horsemen of the Information Apocalypse</a>, you " "have better options than Tor. While not dismissing the potential abuses of " "Tor, this page shows a few of the many important ways anonymity is used " "online today." msgstr ""
