Implements comprehensive privacy and anonymity features including Tor
hidden service support, location obfuscation, and anonymous registration.
Privacy Features:
- Anonymous plant registration with zero personal information
- Location privacy levels: exact, fuzzy, city, country, hidden
- Pseudonymous identities and wallet addresses
- Privacy settings component with real-time Tor status
- Encrypted anonymous contact generation
Tor Integration:
- SOCKS proxy support for Tor connections
- Hidden service (.onion) configuration
- Tor connection detection and status API
- Docker Compose setup for easy Tor deployment
- Automatic privacy warnings when not using Tor
Location Obfuscation:
- Fuzzy location: ±1-5km random offset
- City level: ~10km grid
- Country level: ~100km grid
- Hidden: complete location privacy
- Haversine-based distance calculations preserved
Anonymous Registration:
- /plants/register-anonymous endpoint
- Privacy-first UI with Tor status banner
- Anonymous IDs and wallet addresses
- Optional pseudonym support
- Encryption key support for enhanced security
Infrastructure:
- Tor service integration (lib/services/tor.ts)
- Privacy utilities (lib/privacy/anonymity.ts)
- PrivacySettings React component
- Tor status API endpoint
- Docker and docker-compose configurations
- Example Tor configuration (torrc.example)
Documentation:
- Comprehensive TOR_SETUP.md guide
- Installation instructions for Linux/macOS/Windows
- Privacy best practices
- Troubleshooting guide
- Security considerations
- Updated README with Tor features
Dependencies:
- Added socks-proxy-agent for Tor proxy support
This enables:
- Privacy-conscious growers to share anonymously
- Protection of exact home locations
- Censorship-resistant plant sharing
- Community building without identity disclosure
- Compliance with privacy regulations
All privacy features are optional and configurable.
Users can choose their desired privacy level.
