Comment on Are ISPs responsible for bots having residential IPs or is this a user problem?
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 hours agoWouldn’t even mind the option to let someone else use my connection a bit for a free VPN tbh, that is just like running a TOR node. What I dislike is the dishonesty side of it. Be open and honest then it’s all good.
<.< Let me just throw two scenarios at you real quick to show you why that’s a problem:
That third party can easily just use your connection to view and download CSAM and all external monitoring would suggest that activity was coming from within your network. Because it is.
That third party has full network access to anything your PC does (or at least that nic) which includes anything in your local network. Insecure IoT, other PCs, etc.
First scenario is no different to running a TOR exit node. The second is why it needs to be built securely, which can be done though probably isn’t in these cases.
Mordikan@kbin.earth 5 hours ago It would be like running TOR, but not a relay, it would be like an exit node.
That should be enough to warn anyone away from using them.
Running an exit node is perfectly legal though. There would be no evidence you have done anything wrong very quickly.
Mordikan@kbin.earth 2 hours ago You can just look at the testimonies from others who have run exit nodes. The cost of your "free" VPN is that law enforcement will constantly be in contact and investigating you because your network/machine is being used to download CSAM.
There is no "oh don't worry, A.B.C.D is just a tor node, we can give it a pass". Every time that happens, it has to be treated with a full investigation.
Let them waste their time investigating, actually how do they even know your address?
waldfee@feddit.org 2 hours ago