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If you are running your own node and generating invoices from it to which you are paid, you are doxxing your node's, IP/onion address, liquidity, etc...your node now has a nym and/or a face+locality.

If you are using a custodial lightning service, they will know your IP and potentially your rough location, if you aren't using a VPN.

B.O.P 2y ago

Onion address will not tell you anything about the actual person though, right? That’s why I don’t suggest runningclearnet nodes, your IP being associated with a node is no bueno

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B.O.P 2y ago

Yup I run a VPN on my phone too

Rich Nost 2y ago

I haven't tried it yet, but my VPN service provides port forwarding. Forwarding lightning traffic means the network won't know the clearnet IP of the node, but my VPN provider could infer it.

Scurvydog 2y ago

Smart. I always forget to turn mine on

Rich Nost 2y ago

Yes, your onion service address isn't associated with any other information. The problem with tor is latency, hampering payment routing to, from, and the node. You kind of just have to accept that your routing income will be low and your payments might take a few more seconds than a clearnet payment.

B.O.P 2y ago

Me interfacing with Tor has been great since I set up Tailscale on my phone and node

Rich Nost 2y ago

Oh yeah establishing the mobile to home node connection over Wireguard is great.