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From:
David Uhden Collado <david@uhden.dev>
Subject:
Re: Adding support for mirrors on the Tor network.
To:
Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org>
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:57:00 +0000

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>>> Why?
>>>
>>
>> Some people value their online privacy, and a key part of that is
>> concealing your true public IP address. Your public IP carries a
>> wealth of personal information, which is shared with every service you
>> use (including the mirrors from which you update your system or
>> install packages). In my opinion, Tor is one of the most secure and
>> popular methods for achieving this.
> 
> The tradeoff being proposed requires too much sloppiness.
> 
> I don't see any point in proceeding with this.
> 
I was expecting this response. However, I wanted to share my diff as a 
proof of concept and in case it's helpful to anyone. Thanks for your 
time and consideration of my proposal.