• makeasnek@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I2P is really cool tech, wish more people knew about it. In a similar vein: #hyphanet (formerly #freenet) and #nostr

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      1 year ago

      Is there anything actually interesting on it, or is it all just drugs and CP like the onion darknet?

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        1 year ago

        Technologically, I2P handles large data transfers much more efficiently than TOR. That makes I2P useful for torrenting large files like Linux ISOs.

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    1 year ago

    Misleading title. Using this with your day to day browser burns out any idea of anonymity.

    If you want to be safe, make a bare bone Arch Linux VM and use this extension with GNU Icecat. Also change your DNS from your ISP to something like Quad9.