Tor hack proposed to catch criminals

Tor hack proposed to catch criminals
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2007-03-08

The Tor network--a distributed system of computers that anonymizes the source of network traffic--has a slew of beneficial uses: Human-rights workers, the military and journalists all use the system. However, the anonymity of Tor has also attracted seedier elements as well: digital pirates, online criminals and, quite possibly, child pornographers.

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Tor hack proposed to catch criminals 2007-03-09
Anonymous (2 replies)

M$ for molesters? 2007-03-09
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Tor hack proposed to catch criminals 2007-03-10
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+ Anonymity - Anonymity = Back to square one 2007-03-12
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Tor hack proposed to catch criminals 2007-03-13
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Tor hack proposed to catch criminals 2007-03-26
Anonymous

It clearly states in the article that HD's code does not work if the java plug-in is disabled. TOR is still completely functional in that case. Im not really sure what the big deal is. Your chinese activists are safe, if theyre smart and cautious. Not to mention I'm sure the Chinese government didnt just sit and wait for HD Moore to hack TOR, and I'm very sure they didn't tell anyone. If anything he is just making those activists more aware of the pitfalls of the system, making them harder to catch.

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Tor hack proposed to catch criminals 2007-03-13
Andrew Christensen