On Sunday 04 Aug 2013 22:40:18 Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Sunday 04 Aug 2013 18:48:15 Ian Clarke wrote: > > I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this information, but it appears > > plausible: > > > > http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rlo0uu > > This one is confusing. It links to a paper claiming radical attacks on Tor, > without explaining why. The person who was arrested apparently has been known > (speculatively) to be linked with Freedom Hosting for some time; *there is no > evidence that the FBI broke Tor itself*, which is the key point here: There > is still no publicly visible evidence anywhere that any of the major open > source darknets have been compromised in the real world (though of course > there are various papers on attacks). This is an interesting fiction that the > authorities are maintaining, possibly to maintain intelligence options, given > that IMHO compromising Freenet users is well within their capabilities. > > Also, it initially talks about a 0day in Firefox and then concludes that it's > probably not a 0day, it's just obfuscated, and it's specifically for Firefox > 17 - presumably they were looking for some specific individual using FF 17 > (possibly meaning they were using Debian?) > > > > Here is a report in a reputable news source, however there is no specific > > mention of Tor: > > > > http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/fbi-bids-to-extradite-largest-childporn-dealer-on-planet-29469402.html > > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/alleged-tor-hidden-service-operator-busted-for-child-porn-distribution/ > > This may be a better source. > > > > This could lead to a significant influx of users if it results in trust in > > Tor hidden services being significantly damaged. We should discuss our > > response to it. > > A few days ago I wrote a detailed but rather long piece comparing Tor to > Freenet. IMHO Tor provides greater anonymity today than Freenet, if you use > it correctly (most people don't), although it's a debatable point if you want > to actually run a hidden website; certainly this is much easier on Freenet, > although it has to be static content. Having said that I wasn't aware of the > paper the first link above links to when I wrote the below, but there are > papers about attacking Freenet too. > https://freenetproject.org/faq.html#tor
For those quoting the above out of context: Read the whole of the linked article. Emphasis on "today". A (sadly so far hypothetical) global darknet (with PISCES tunnels) would provide very strong anonymity and be very hard to block. > > I assume you want to write a press release / website post?
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