Derric Atzrott schreef op 2014/09/30 6:08:
Hello everyone,
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There must be a way that we can allow users to work from Tor.
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I think the first step is to work harder to block devices, not IP
addresses. One jerk with a cell phone cycles through so many IP
addresses so quickly in such active ranges that our current protection
techniques are useless. Any child can figure out how to pull his cable
modem out of the wall and plug it back in.
Focusing on what signature we can obtain from (or plant on) the device
and how to make that signature available to and manageable by admins is
the key. Maybe we require a WMF supplied app before one can edit from a
mobile device. Maybe we plant cookies on every machine that edits
Wikipedia to allow us to track who's using the machine and block access
to anyone that won't permit the cookies to be stored. There are probably
other techniques. The thing to remember is that the vast majority of our
sockpuppeteers are actually fairly stupid and the ones that aren't will
make their way past any technique short of retina scanning. It doesn't
matter whether a blocking technique allows a tech-savvy user to bypass
it somehow. Anything is better than a system that anyone can bypass by
turning his cable modem off and on.
Once we have a system that allows us to block individual devices
reasonably effectively, it won't matter whether those people are using
Tor to get to us or not.
KWW