[Remops] bomb threats

[Bananasplit Admin]

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On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 12:35:04PM -0400, remop at hermetix.org wrote:
 
> The remailer network, hermetix at least, has been used to send many bomb
> threats repeatedly to different location over the last week or so.
> 
> Have other remailers been used to your knowledge?

Yes, banana has been used as an exit point for fake bomb threats for
about 9 months now.  I'm aware that other exit operators have
experienced problems because of these messages and at least one has
closed down as a direct result.

> JAP has an additional 'feature' that was added to the Mix server code
> that enables operators to revoke anonymity if they all work together and
> recompile their software. As stated above, this is completely covered by
> the AN.ON threat model and no security leak. Currently, further research
> is done by AN.ON to make this functionality even more privacy-friendly

I've pondered with taking action against the originator of these
messages but the price is too high.  If operators collaborated to
expose one criminal, the network could never be trusted again: Users
would always suspect that their anonymity was compromised, or at least
potentially could be.

Not sure what the answer to this issue is, but breaking the anonymity of
the network along with its reputation is probably not it.

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