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# User reports abuse, asks about tracing Tor users
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If this is your first introduction to Tor, sorry it's through a jerk.
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There is nothing the Tor developers can do to trace Tor users. The same
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protections that keep bad people from breaking Tor's anonymity also
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prevent us from figuring out what's going on.
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Some fans have suggested that we redesign Tor to include a backdoor.
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There are two problems with this idea. First, it technically weakens
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the system too far. Having a central way to link users to their
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activities is a gaping hole for all sorts of attackers; and the policy
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mechanisms needed to ensure correct handling of this responsibility are
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enormous and unsolved. Second, the bad people aren't going to get
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caught by this anyway, since they will use other means to ensure their
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anonymity (identity theft, compromising computers and using them as
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bounce points, etc).
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This ultimately means that it is the responsibility of site owners to
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protect themselves against compromise and security issues that can come
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from anywhere. This is just part of signing up for the benefits of the
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Internet. You must be prepared to secure yourself against the bad
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elements, wherever they may come from. Tracking and increased
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surveillance are not the answer to preventing abuse.
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But remember that this doesn't mean that Tor is invulnerable.
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Traditional police techniques can still be very effective against Tor,
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such as investigating means, motive, and opportunity, interviewing
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suspects, writing style analysis, technical analysis of the content
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itself, sting operations, keyboard taps, and other physical
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investigations. The Tor Project is also happy to work with everyone
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including law enforcement groups to train them how to use the Tor
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software to safely conduct investigations or anonymized activities
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online.
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You may find https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq-abuse.html.en#Bans
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helpful.
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Good luck.
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