What is your guys opinions on Nym (or the tech itself) as an eventual replacement for Tor?
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It should not replace it, but work as an additional tool
I think the biggest problem with tor is there is very little incentive to run a really and absolutely not an exit relay. I think nym is paid at a small rate so should detur spam and have more relays and bandwidth
For me it looks more like decentralized proxy stuff. Tor exit nodes abuse is inevitable and their operators are vulnerable to government pressure.
Having incentives is good but I doubt it will make running nym exit relays (or whatever it is called) sustainable and worth the risk. However, I think nym incentive can be abused by malicious actors. I mean, hacked devices will be used for running nym. There are already proxy botnets, so this threat is not a theoretical risk IMO.
The incentive idea is one aspect that makes nym stand out, but the thing I find particularly interesting about nym is it is a mixnet that eliminates size and timing patterns of data packets making all traffic look indistinguishable. This is not true for Tor afaik.
You make a good point. Although since it is paid, you might have a little bit less usage from those who are extremely poor, just due to the fact that they won't be able to afford to buy whatever is needed for the incentive. That would probably be something that would need to be worked out if it has not been already. Like I'm imagining a person from like Pakistan or something trying to use it and being told they have to pay to use it.
Don't know shit about the tech behind tor and nerver heard of nym. So my question is maybe stupid, but can't I2P be an alternative to tor? Or is I2P totally different to see?
The thing I find interesting about nym is it is a mixnet that eliminates size and timing patterns of data packets making all traffic look indistinguishable. Maybe Tor or I2P can evolve to incorporate this somehow? I don't know much about it either though.