Library network in Brussels arbitrarily blocks Tor - Sopuli
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Connecting to the WiFi network of the French library system is arbitrarily restrictive. Connection dies the moment a Tor packet is sent. Tor is legal and also does not break the agreement people must agree to when connecting. Does anyone know if this is the library’s decision? They apparently outsource to Cisco so I wonder if Cisco decided for themselves to block Tor traffic without being directed to do so.

croisée d’un dessin anglais et d’une machine à traduire en français comme suit:

Le raccordement au réseau WiFi du système de bibliothèques françaises est arbitrairement restrictif. La connexion meurt au moment où un paquet Tor est envoyé. Tor est légal et ne rompt pas l’accord auquel les gens doivent convenir lorsqu’ils se connectent.

Quelqu’un sait-il si c’est la décision de la bibliothèque? Ils semblent externaliser à Cisco donc je me demande si Cisco a décidé pour eux de bloquer le trafic Tor sans être dirigé pour le faire.

  • Camus@jlai.luMFrançais
    1·
    11 months ago

    As-tu essayé de demander directement aux bibliothécaires ? On ne sait jamais

    • freedomPusherOPFrançais
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      11 months ago

      (traduction)

      J’ai simplement dit aux bibliothèques qu’il y avait des problèmes de connexion et ils n’avaient aucune idée ni aucun intérêt à en discuter. À une branche WiFi n’était pas alimenté (pas de SSID) et ils ne savaient même pas comment l’allumer. Ils ne pouvaient que signaler le problème. Les techniciens semblent inaccessibles aux utilisateurs.

      (original)

      I simply told the libraries there were connection problems and they had no idea or any interest in discussing it. At one branch WiFi was not powered on (no SSID) and they did not even know how to turn it on. They could only report the problem. The technicians seem to be unreachable by the users.

      • Camus@jlai.luMFrançais
        21·
        11 months ago

        I see, that’s unfortunate. Public services tend to be subfunded in Belgium

        • freedomPusherOPFrançais
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          11 months ago

          I would agree there is a lack of funding for public services. This is likely what has driven communes to close their counter service and only exclusively serve online people (and even then only those with the most mainstream of devices). But the lack of funding may not be primary culprit for the library issues. Whenever technology is pushed on people, there is widespread across-the-board incompetence in both public and private sectors, and likely worldwide. In the case at hand, there is a widespread irrational mentality that Tor users are criminals. From that manifests the idea that the Tor community can be shut out without discussion.

          • Camus@jlai.luMFrançais
            2·
            11 months ago

            I agree. It’s a worldwide issue, and Belgium is no exception