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Nov 5, 2015 | 01:39 PM

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jonc

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My understanding is that they can only see that you're connected via TOR, they can't see/store what you're browsing in TOR.

Nov 5, 2015 | 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mrtheedge2u2

if you visited 5 websites in standard mode e.g. bbc.co.uk, yahoo.com, ebay.com, abc.com and scoobynet.com then the ISP would keep a record that you visited those site. Ok, fine.

if you opened TOR and then visited those 5 sites what information would the ISPs receive and be able to store?

It would record the fact you connected to a TOR server, how long you were connected for, and roughly how much data you downloaded. That's all.

Nov 5, 2015 | 01:47 PM

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Then the answer is quite simple if the bill does get passed. Which I am sure it will.

Nov 5, 2015 | 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2

No, I don't think I am

I quite deliberately used those words

Saying it is the ISP, is simply symantics

I have no opt out

Saying it is the ISP is simply confusing the "method of logging" with the actual end result

Philosophical I make no distinction between having to fill out a spreadsheet of my internet activity (domains visited/time etc)

And having the convenience of the ISP doing it for me

The result is the same - and it is the result I am worried about - and think is wrong

And maybe if you chose words that halfway approximated to what you actually meant there'd be a little less room for misinterpretation of them.

In any case, regardless of who's actually doing the logging, just because the logs are there doesn't mean anyone is actually looking at them, and unless they are, your browser history is effectively hidden in the crowd in plain sight.

Nov 5, 2015 | 03:45 PM

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From: K

Like i said

I chose my words deliberately,

I can't help if you failed to spot the point I was making

I am sure others did

Sorry but I don't write to the lowest common denominator

Nov 5, 2015 | 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mrtheedge2u2

this is worthy of a new thread tbh - on exactly how they snoop on YOUR activity

I,e how can they link it back to YOUR device

Nov 5, 2015 | 05:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hodgy0_2

Like i said

I chose my words deliberately,

I can't help if you failed to spot the point I was making

I am sure others did

Sorry but I don't write to the lowest common denominator

Sure you did, and it's just the symantics of them that went straight over my head, right?