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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: neo67 on June 28, 2013, 08:38 pm

Title: Is it safe to use an inphone as a router for my internet connection?
Post by: neo67 on June 28, 2013, 08:38 pm
Recently moved house and i am currently using my iPhone as a router to get onto silk road, is it a secure enough connection or is it easily hacked?

Please someone help

 :)
Title: Re: Is it safe to use an inphone as a router for my internet connection?
Post by: enpiping on June 28, 2013, 08:42 pm
I don't have the technical knowledge to explain to you why, but from what I understand, since phones are so easy to trace, it is generally discouraged to use it as a connection to SR.  I'm sure someone else will have a better answer than me, but I'd err on the side of caution and make your orders on a public network somewhere.
Title: Re: Is it safe to use an inphone as a router for my internet connection?
Post by: neo67 on June 28, 2013, 08:45 pm
like will i be able to browse safely still using Tor  ?

please any help is much appreciated.
Title: Re: Is it safe to use an inphone as a router for my internet connection?
Post by: sleeptight on June 28, 2013, 08:51 pm
The Tor network should work fine. The only problem is, that the data is going wireless to your provider and can be read by people with proper equipment. But I don't think that they could actually see that you use SR.
Title: Re: Is it safe to use an iPhone as a router for my internet connection?
Post by: neo67 on June 28, 2013, 08:53 pm
Ok thanks for your reply  :) does anyone else have any knowledge regarding how safe it is to  use SR with my iPhone as a router ?

Ive not accessed the site yet but might do if it is safe to do so?
Title: Re: Is it safe to use an inphone as a router for my internet connection?
Post by: Rastaman Vibration on June 28, 2013, 09:04 pm
Do you mean you are tethering your 4G connection from your iphone and using that to acess SR on a computer?

If that's the case, I wouldn't worry as much about being hacked as having your identity compromised. Your iphone knows exactly who you are and has a GPS that know exactly where you are.

Sounds risky to me, I think you'd be much safer using a public wifi
Title: Re: Is it safe to use an inphone as a router for my internet connection?
Post by: neo67 on June 28, 2013, 10:11 pm
ok thanks man, i think i'll stay clear of SR until my WiFi is set up

thanks anyway