I was reading this guide on how to run a snowflake proxy, and I’m considering doing it.

https://snowflake.torproject.org/

I’m currently renting a small VPS for my self-hosted services, and I have some spare capacity. So I was wondering, are there any downsides that I might be overlooking?

My self-hosted services are on a URL with my real name. Could there be any privacy or legal implications for me? (I don’t live under an authoritarian regime)

  • emhl@feddit.deEnglish
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    11 months ago
    • The entry node doesn’t know what data is being transmitted (or from where that data is) only who it’s being transmitted to.
    • The middle nodes know nothing about the data and just know the previous and next hop.
    • The exit node knows what data is being accessed (if it’s not being accessed via Https) but not who is accessing it

    So in other words: no, you’re not transmitting unencrypted data