About Distant Relays

[juli]

Why does Tor choose distant relays even when closer ones are available?

[WofWca]

For anonymity, I believe.

@WofWca

If Alice were to pick an entry relay that is always close to her home, the middle relay would know that the Tor user lives close to that entry relay. If Alice were to pick an exit relay that is always close to the destination, the middle relay would know that the destination is close to that exit relay.