Was originally posted by /u/petertodd in /r/bitcoinxt (seems I can't do a link post here?). I'm really pissed as a bitcoinxt user, as a tor advocate, and as a privacy concerned individual.
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2015-August/010379.html
RED ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE
Here is a direct link to the post you refer to.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL PEOPLE. The blocksize issue is a fucking red herring to force a mainstream switchover to a less secure, less anonymous, shoddy piece of NSA-supported, asshole-authored bullshit. Spread the word. Upvote this for visibility. If people realize what's going on, then XT can and should fail.
Electrum on Tails is using a form of XT by default now, and may have been unwittingly leaking wallet IP's left and right.EDIT: Yeah, my bad there.