Patrick Schleizer wrote (16 Feb 2014 18:44:07 GMT) :
> TCP timestamps are created using the systems clock, is that correct?
That's also my understanding.
> Would it make sense to,
> - when Tails starts: save system clock
> - before Tor starts: randomize system clock (+/- a random amount of
> milliseconds [and seconds?])
> - when Tails is shut down: undo system clock randomization
> ?
> That should at least prevent linkage between Tails and non-Tails sessions?
... but it would not prevent linkability between different actions
done in a single Tails session. More generally, I doubt it's worth
working on this before $someone has tried running Tails with TCP
timestamps disabled, since it would be a trivial way to solve all this
and more.
Cheers,
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