How safe is it to contribute code to privacy/security tools like Tor?

8 pointsby ayjz11 yıl önce3 comments

I realize the US and other governments have targeted or harassed some people involved with Tor, but maybe it was only because of their other activities.

Have they targeted anyone just for their technical involvement with privacy and security software?

2 comments

atmosx11 yıl önce

Allegedly the NSA tried to spy[1] a Tor developer in the past. That said, I believe that contributing to such a product would figure nicely on any CV.

[1] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140124/10564825981/nsa-i...

Raed66711 yıl önce

Yes, you can do a quick search on Twitter to see Tor developers and evangelists "incidentes" with authorities. You can expect being "bothered" in airports and police asking you for your laptop and disk (and even decryption keys).

Other than that, it is pretty impressive to put on a resume, or to get a few thousand followers on Twitter.

x0rz11 yıl önce

Tor is still mostly funded by US govt, why would they publicly harass you with contributing?

Only advice if you fear any backlash is to contribute Anonymously. Using Tor and a unique nickname.