From 942d3e8cab7c32a7305a66479da5208c61131d2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 00:53:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] more work on whitepaper --- docs/whitepaper.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/whitepaper.md b/docs/whitepaper.md index 7c05d95b..25c5c3fc 100644 --- a/docs/whitepaper.md +++ b/docs/whitepaper.md @@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ To prevent censorship or loss of information, these measures must be in place: # Issues With Existing Software -There are many great projects that tackle decentralization and privacy issues, but there are none which tackle all of the above issues. \ No newline at end of file +There are many great projects that tackle decentralization and privacy issues, but there are none which tackle all of the above issues. + +## Tor/I2P + +Tor and I2P are both great "onion routers" that protect privacy, however these are mainly transport projects. Tor and I2P do not provide decentralization of data on their own, as they only transport data and provide a rendevous. "Hidden services", being hosted on central servers, often do not last long, as they are reliant on only 1 machine being online, which also increases an attacker's ability to unmask them. \ No newline at end of file