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is i2p relevant today? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by arsus5478@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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after a year or so hiatus I reinstalled i2p on my debian.

I don't think I'm going to use it much: I enjoyed using it to torrent files and to ask about censorship circumvention, things I now have alternatives to.

why is this network still relevant?

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[–] sobchak@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Unlike Tor, I think the heavy use of p2p file sharing on the network adds "cover traffic," making things like correlation attacks harder.

I'm curious what the alternatives to i2p are that you use now?

I wish there were more higher latency anonymous networks (to make correlation attacks harder). katzenpost.network looks interesting, but is just academic right now; all the other stuff in this space is blockchain crap.