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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 6, 2013 13:37:56 GMT
'Legitimate users of the Tor anonymous browsing service are being advised to stop using Windows if they want to keep their identity hidden.' Tor basics; Invented by the US Naval Research Laboratory to help people use the web without being traced, Tor (The Onion Router) aids anonymity in two ways. First, it can be used to browse the world wide web anonymously. It does this by routing traffic through many separate encrypted layers to hide the data identifiers that prove useful in police investigations. Second, there are hidden sites on Tor that use the .onion domain suffix. These are effectively websites but, as they sit on Tor, are almost impervious to investigation. Although many media reports about Tor have focused on how it is used to spread pornography and images of child abuse as well as to sell drugs via sites such as the Silk Road, it is also used for many legitimate means. Journalists and whistle-blowers use it to communicate with each other, with the New Yorker magazine's Strongbox being one example of a "dead drop" service based on the technology. It is also used by military and law enforcement officers to gather intelligence. The project's developers further suggest it be used as a way for people wishing to research Aids, birth control or religion anonymously in areas where information on such topics is restricted. Tor has been funded by, among others, the Electronic Frontier Foundation digital rights group, Google, Human Rights Watch and the US National Science Foundation. Source>>>>>
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Post by warlock on Sept 11, 2013 23:35:14 GMT
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