Feature #5641

explain why Tor is slow

Added by Tails 2013-07-18 07:43:54 . Updated 2013-10-09 09:46:20 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Tails_1.0
Start date:
Due date:
% Done:

50%

Feature Branch:
doc/explain_why_Tor_is_slow
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
1
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

The lack of documentation about the performance hit (especially w.r.t delay) imposed by Tor usage was pointed out as a big source of TBB user confusion in a PETS paper: http://petsymposium.org/2012/papers/hotpets12-1-usability.pdf

How can we make this clearer for Tails end-users?

Subtasks

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2013-07-19 09:47:17

  • Starter set to Yes

#2 Updated by sajolida 2013-07-19 09:54:34

  • Assignee set to sajolida

#3 Updated by mercedes508 2013-09-04 01:15:26

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 50
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to doc/explain_why_Tor_is_slow

a draft for feature 5641 has been done and is pending for review.

I almost randomly decided to place that file in /doc/advanced_topics/.

Please review that work here:

commit b54502c, doc/explain_why_Tor_is_slow branch, mercedes508
repo.

#4 Updated by sajolida 2013-10-09 09:46:21

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Pass