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Danitos@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Not a node, but a proxy. Entry node’s IPs in Tor are publicly known, so they are easy to censor. With Snowflake you create a proxy (bridge) between a censored user and an entry node, and since your IP is not listed as a node, you help the user bypass the censorship.
In theory, nope. But if the user is doing something bad, a prosecutor could argue you helped them to do so. I don’t know about any case like this involving Snowflake, and I am not a lawyer. You could be a target if you were to host material, which is not the case with Snowflake.

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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Don’t run a snowflake in countries with heavily liability

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ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Well I spent the time between when I posted and when you replied looking into various things related to tor, legality, and snowflake more specifically, as well as a bit after your reply since you gave me a couple extra things to look into… (like if there’s a risk of running alongside self-host software like Plex and jellyfin, I didn’t find anything about it so I sort of assume it’s fine…?)…

I didn’t see anything overly bad other than if you yourself use toe, maybe, so took the plunge and… have had a whole two connections already, so yay, I’m a snowflake!

I feel slightly better about myself, like when I started using boinc. :)

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- Danitos@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  ike if there’s a risk of running alongside self-host software like Plex and jellyfin
  
  I don’t see why there should be any problem, as they use different ports. Plus I’ve had no troubles running a Jellyfin and Navidrome instances, plus some other self-hosted services alongisde Snowflake.
  
  I’m really glad to have helped you :). Tor is very mystified, but an awesome tool, and very neat from a technical point of view. In case you haven’t seen them, I recommend these 2 amazing videos from Computerphile: How TOR works and TOR Hidden Services
  
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  - Arkhive@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Thank you for your explanation and info. Will be setting this up later tonight.
    
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