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07-30-2014 #1
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It appears that TOR was developed, funded, and has been supported by the US government. Interesting article below.
I know people who say they use it for privacy- whether business or (in the case of one whack-job) "so the government can't track my posts on second ament forums.).
But let's face it- most TOR traffic is probably related to illegal stuff.
I'm willing to bet that TOR browsing isn't quite as anonymous as people might think.
http://pando.com/2014/07/16/tor-spooks/
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07-31-2014 #2
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And coincidentally, a few hours ago news was released that CERT likely cracked TORs anonymity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28573625
A few days ago Russia offered a bounty to anyone who could de-anonymize the service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28526021
And TOR says they have a fix. But TOR is government funded.
Interesting.
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07-31-2014 #3
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i don't see how this is news to anyone except non-tor users
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07-31-2014 #4
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I'd think it would only be news to TOR users instead of non-users.
The only people I know who use it were convinced of an assumed impenetrability.
But we can argue about anything, if that's what you need. I'm here for you.
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07-31-2014 #5
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I think it use to be more safe. people still use it for illegal porn right? so I would guess its pretty safe
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07-31-2014 #6
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The company doesn't seem worried- I think the response was "yeah, it's a bug but we can patch it."
I've never used it- I'm not spying for anyone, and HA is the freakiest site I visit.
I keep getting this image of hundreds of rusty white panel vans heading for the Mexican border.
Last edited by Tapatio; 07-31-2014 at 03:16 AM.
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07-31-2014 #8
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It just reads like a government honeypot.
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