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     <h1>Abuse FAQ</h1>

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     #<h3>Questions</h3>

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+    <h3>Questions</h3>

+    <ul>

+    <li><a href="#WhatAboutCriminals">Doesn't Tor enable criminals to do bad things?</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#DDoS">What about distributed denial of service attacks?</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#WhatAboutSpammers">What about spammers?</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#HowMuchAbuse">Does Tor get much abuse?</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#TypicalAbuses">So what should I expect if I run an exit relay?</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#IrcBans">Tor is banned from the IRC network I want to use.</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#SMTPBans">Your nodes are banned from the mail server I want to use.</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#Bans">I want to ban the Tor network from my service.</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#TracingUsers">I have a compelling reason to trace a Tor user. Can you help?</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#RemoveContent">I want some content removed from a .onion address.</a></li>

+    <li><a href="#LegalQuestions">I have legal questions about Tor abuse.</a></li>

+    </ul>

+    <hr>

     <a id="WhatAboutCriminals"></a>

     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#WhatAboutCriminals">Doesn't Tor enable criminals to do bad things?</a></h3>

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     the notice without any liability. [Arbitrary ports]</li>

     </ul>

+    <p>For a complete set of template responses to different abuse complaint

+    types, see <a

+    href="<wiki>TheOnionRouter/TorAbuseTemplates">the collection of templates

+    on the Tor wiki</a>. You can also proactively reduce the amount of abuse you

+    get by following <a href="<blog>tips-running-exit-node-minimal-harassment">these tips

+    for running an exit node with minimal harassment</a>.

+    

     <p>You might also find that your Tor relay's IP is blocked from accessing

     some Internet sites/services. This might happen regardless of your exit

     policy, because some groups don't seem to know or care that Tor has

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     using them as bounce points, etc).

     </p>

+    <p>

+    This ultimately means that it is the responsibility of site owners to protect

+    themselves against compromise and security issues that can come from

+    anywhere. This is just part of signing up for the benefits of the

+    Internet. You must be prepared to secure yourself against the bad elements,

+    wherever they may come from. Tracking and increased surveillance are not

+    the answer to preventing abuse.

+    </p>

+

     <p>

     But remember that this doesn't mean that Tor is invulnerable. Traditional

     police techniques can still be very effective against Tor, such as

-    interviewing suspects, surveillance and keyboard taps, writing style

-    analysis, sting operations, and other physical investigations.

+    investigating means, motive, and opportunity, interviewing suspects,

+    writing style analysis, technical analysis of the content itself, sting operations,

+    keyboard taps, and other physical investigations. The Tor Project is also happy to work with everyone

+    including law enforcement groups to train them how to use the Tor software to safely conduct

+    investigations or anonymized activities online.

     </p>

+

     <a id="RemoveContent"></a>

     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#RemoveContent">I want some content removed from a .onion address.</a></h3>

     <p>The Tor Project does not host, control, nor have the ability to

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     owner and location of the .onion site is hidden even from us.</p>

     <p>But remember that this doesn't mean that hidden services are

     invulnerable. Traditional police techniques can still be very effective

-    against them, such as interviewing suspects, surveillance and keyboard

-    taps, writing style analysis, sting operations, and other physical

-    investigations.</p>

+    against them, such as interviewing suspects, writing style analysis,

+    technical analysis of the content itself, sting operations, keyboard taps,

+    and other physical investigations.</p>

+

     <p>If you have a complaint about child pornography, you may wish to report

     it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which serves

     as a national coordination point for investigation of child pornography:

     <a href="http://www.missingkids.com/">http://www.missingkids.com/</a>.

     We do not view links you report.</p>

+    <p>The Tor Project also encourages the use of Tor by law enforcement in

+    the investigation, stings, and infiltration of child pornography rings.

+    Please contact us for information on Tor trainings.

+    </p>

+

     <a id="LegalQuestions"></a>

     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#LegalQuestions">I have legal questions about Tor abuse.</a></h3>