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(Belgium) Library network in Brussels arbitrarily blocks /egress/ Tor traffic (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/5178140

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.

Is it typical for public libraries to block #Tor?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't speak for #libraries, and especially not French libraries (although France seems to have some concerning internet #surveillance laws and a president willing to bypass parliament when they become inconvenient). At my US uni, #Tor use will prompt an email from campus IT asking what's up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That’s nice that you get an email & that they’re willing to open up a dialog. That’s far more respect than I get anywhere else where they block you (ingress or egress) without saying why.

If I got an email from school admins after blocking my egress Tor connection I would tell them I am trying to use the best search engine in the world (ombrelo.im5wixghmfmt7gf7wb4xrgdm6byx2gj26zn47da6nwo7xvybgxnqryid.onion) for a project and demand a proper internet connection.