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On a linux machine I ran lsof -i while running tor just cuz; and I saw this plaintext URL that tor connected to, It persists even after i restart it or change identity, it is probably harmless but still is there some kind of event going on?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

tor.defcon.org is considered a guard node, and your browser likely chose to prefer that one to bootstrap itself.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

they configured yours wrong. ..as a joke.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pipes your traffic straight to NSA node, so your fed can make sure you are safe

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Think of your fed as a guardian angel. That works for the government. And no intentions to guard you. Or any good intentions at all.