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Edit: Sorry - I didn't realise that Isis is the name of the OP. I thought you were talking about the terrorist organisation

> Isis is a contributor to Tor

A 'political' entity making contributions to a project like Tor suggests they're making changes to benefit them. What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor?




Though Isis was referring to the name of the OP, not ISIS, this piqued my curiosity:

> What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor?

I wonder if there are examples of criminal/terrorist organizations supporting projects that could benefit them? (I know about Le Roux/TrueCrypt, but others?)


> A 'political' entity making contributions to a project like Tor suggests they're making changes to benefit them. What changes would ISIS supposedly like from Tor?

Isis here is the name of the author of the blog post, not the terrorist organisation.


And it's a bloody shame that the acronym for Islamic State has become so widespread that a properly capitalized given name is mistaken for their organization.

I'd always liked the name Isis, and would have named a daughter that (if that ever happens), but the name is now ruined for probably a century or more (much like the name Adolf, I'd imagine, though I wasn't around before that name was ruined).


A forum supposedly full of educated people thinks Isis, with this spelling, is a terrorist group... What a media brainwashed bunch we have here. Dear God... (shakes head)




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