Comments on: Tor hardware privacy adapter

By: phil e. drifter

phil e. drifter — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:50:32 +0000

Looks ’shopped.

By: charley

charley — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:55:02 +0000

Tor is really unusably slow 90% of time, so its just not practical. Not for web surfing and especially not for any kind of live or dynamic content.

As for less bandwidth intensive traffic like messaging/chat its a nice idea.

By: superbob

superbob — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:04:35 +0000

On the survey for the website it says
“q: would you buy a pre-built januspa for $150?
a:
584 people said ‘yes’
505 people said ‘no’
”
Also from the website if you click “no” on the survey, it says
“that’s sad. :(
there is always ‘tor vm’ or ‘janusvm’ which are both free software solutions.” which has links to both of those projects.

Sell it for $19.99? It’s a portable router, not a usb flash drive, and I’m sure that free software is making them money…not. If $150 is too rich for your blood, you can always get the free version, janusvm or tor vm.

Anyone who has tried to make a living on freeware knows it doesn’t work out well. If these guys are selling hardware to try and compensate for the freeware they release, more power to them. After looking at how many people voted Yes, I suspect they are not doing too bad, possibly doing quite well.

By: torkhum

torkhum — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:15:59 +0000

$150? Are you kidding? How about $19.99. Maybe you can sell more.

By: hunnter

hunnter — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:50:28 +0000

Wow, must have missed this one, nice little device.
A further improvement would be support for I2P and similar encrypted networks.
Guess this could be V2, since it looks like they are now selling this one.

By: Grazor

Grazor — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:15:56 +0000

I live in China where ALL web traffic is censored. I have many friends in Taiwan and to be able to chat with them, or even read their blogs, I have to use tor. So tor is a must have for foreigners in China.

By: kyle

kyle — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:47:25 +0000

JanusPA is now selling. The website has been updated. I would recommend reading the FAQ, it’s very informative as to what it can be used for and how to use it.

Two power options: USB or an AC outlet.
The USB doubles as an Ethernet connection.

Just to sum it, you can use it for a single PC or a whole network. The choice is yours.

By: BobPaul

BobPaul — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:05:14 +0000

This would be good for situations where you don’t control the software on the computer, but would still like to access tor (workplaces, schools, internet cafes and libraries). I wonder if this works with hidden services.

By: dan0va

dan0va — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:05:12 +0000

Hi
I think its cool but how its work? what does it cost? (i think it will be expensive)
because you need to buy Gumstix board!!
& what software and code is loaded into the mmc?

By: netracer

netracer — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:06:50 +0000

hi just wondering where can I get 1 of these and how much does it cost

By: jason

jason — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:45:00 +0000

I agree with chris mcdonald. Making the connection to the pc via USB would be excellent.

By: GrU

GrU — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:52:50 +0000

I can see a real market for these in Aus if the mandatory filter takes hold…Tor might be slower than normal browsing, and this might still need to be ironed out some BUT its better than the alternative

By: Chris McDonald

Chris McDonald — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:09:43 +0000

I would make it USB powered and provide a serial console over the USB connection. Or take it one step further and make it a usb Ethernet adapter.

By: metfan2000

metfan2000 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:59:08 +0000

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By: EveningStarNM

EveningStarNM — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:25:57 +0000

Janus clearly says that it works not only over Tor but also over OpenVPN. It pays to RTFM.