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We read the Whisper and Secret fine print so you don’t have to

Because we all need to know what we're getting ourselves into. 

On Feb 19, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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This facial recognition app is everything you fear about Google Glass

Nametag, a new app from the Facial Network, hasn't been approved by Google, but that's not stopping the company from moving forward. 

On Feb 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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The FBI is using captured TorMail emails in criminal investigations

If you ever used TorMail, the FBI is making its way through your inbox. 

On Jan 27, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The year the Deep Web went mainstream

The meteoric rise and ultimate fall of Silk Road cast a new light on the role of technology in the war on drugs.

On Jan 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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As Silk Road 2.0 struggles, new black markets look beyond Tor

A new group believes there’s a different path to take toward black-market nirvana.

On Dec 26, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How to create a new real-life identity on the Deep Web

Through anonymous black markets on the Deep Web, social networks, and proxy services, visual artist Curtis Wallen created a new identity. 

On Nov 10, 2013 by [email protected]

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Tor and the rise of anonymity networks

In the wake of the NSA leaks, anonymous networks are experiencing a surge in popularity. 

On Oct 24, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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This is the world’s first Bitcoin brothel

Yet another business of dubious legality embraces virtual currency.

On Sep 26, 2013 by Miles Klee

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How Bitcoin and Tor fail to obscure your identity

Think you're a master of Internet stealth? Think again.

On Sep 11, 2013 by Miles Klee

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New social network uses numbers, not names, for user IDs

In response to Facebook gathering as much information as possible about its users, Social Number launched last week and doesn't even require your name.

On Jan 25, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Anonymous you: what we’d really lose

Chris R. Albon: What the real value of anonymity online is, who benefits from it, and what we'll lose if it goes away.

On Dec 5, 2012 by [email protected]

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YouTube rolls out face blurring tool to all users

For the first time, citizen journalists can easily offer anonymity to the people in their YouTube videos.

On Jul 19, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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The real-life dangers of Facebook’s real name policy

Facebook has shut down La Gringa's page, demanding she pony up her real identity. The only problem: revealing her true name could put her in grave danger.  

On Oct 25, 2011 by Kevin Morris