On 10/04/2016 09:39 AM, Steve Kinney wrote: > > > On 10/03/2016 09:59 PM, Razer wrote: >> The poster of that tweet, @thegrugq, 'security researcher', also >> said: "the government doesn’t use Tor." > >> https://twitter.com/attractr/status/783014723226861568 > >> Comments? > > "I was familiar with TOR and had it previously installed on a computer > to anonymously monitor the social media website of militia groups > operating within central Iraq." - Chelsea Manning, March 2013
Pretty sure he meant for secure government communications but thanks for that... Rr > > So as of 2009 or so, U.S. Army intelligence was still using TOR for > its originally stated purpose. I have not seen any indications that > they have something better today; against its intended targets, TOR > "just works." TOR has a daily user base of 1-3/4 to 2 million, a fair > sized crowd to hide in. The likely alternative would be to > impersonate a "normal" user via a fast VPN connection set up to spoof > one's location and identity - and I am sure the intel services are all > set up for that, where and as they have reasons to look perfectly > normal vs. standing out as TOR users. > > > > >
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