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The section about verifying your exit node is "clean" should be shortened #290

Closed nopeitsnothing closed 1 year ago

nopeitsnothing commented 1 year ago

Please describe the scope.

Currently, we have a long section in Checking if your Tor Exit Node is terrible which guides the reader in verifying a "clean node" with blacklist searches. I think it can be shortened to just a few sentences. I would not waste more than a paragraph on detailing this because it's very straightforward, even without using an OS like Tails OS or Whonix. I'm sick of the amount of wasted space we could use for more important things.

Please describe the solution.

I'm going to shorten it to 3 steps and one paragraph:

  1. Which blacklists you should use to check: '.tor.dan.me.uk' (All nodes) & '.torexit.dan.me.uk' (Exit nodes only). This requires an "inverse" query, so reverse the IP and place it before the '.torexit.dan.me.uk' (e.g., 1.2.3.4 -> 4.3.2.1). - View more
  2. How to check your exit node IP using the Tor Browser Bundle (this is stated already)
  3. Why it's important to use a "clean" exit node (registration on social media, for instance, to conduct OSINT investigations, clear sources etc.)