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In defense of Silk Road

I've encountered certain drugs that were purchased through Silk Road's supposedly anonymous black market. 

On Oct 3, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

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This is not the end of the Deep Web

There's fear and loathing right now in the Deep Web. But where some see a dead end, others see opportunity.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How the FBI tracked down Dread Pirate Roberts

The Silk Road founder's own carelessness led the FBI to his San Francisco home.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Silk Road closed: Founder of Dark Web’s drug marketplace arrested

According to the FBI, Silk Road proprietor Dread Pirate Roberts has been identified and arrested. 

On Oct 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Online black market Atlantis abruptly shuts down

Atlantis aimed to be a slicker, more user-friendly competitor to industry leader Silk Road.

On Sep 20, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Privacy group demands answers about government’s influence on Tor

EPIC wants to know whether the U.S government has compromized the world's most famous anonymization software.

On Sep 19, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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Keep your searches for problems, pet peeves, pills, and porn private

Your search patterns reveal a lot about who you are, what you do, and where you live. Here's how to keep that information secure.

On Sep 16, 2013 by [email protected]

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Why Silk Road can’t prevent teens from scoring drugs

Silk Road purchases are designed to be secret, but teens have a terrible track record of bragging about their drug deals online.

On Sep 13, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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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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Majority of Tor encryption keys may be vulnerable to NSA codebreakers

“The NSA can spend $1 billion on custom chips that can break such a key in a few hours." 

On Sep 8, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How the Internet powered a DIY drug revolution

From ecstasy busts to underground narcotics cookbooks, this is the untold history of the Internet's long and intimate relationship with drugs.

On Aug 28, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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100,000 pirates just found their new favorite browser

Pirate Browser users plan to beat government and ISP website filters.

On Aug 13, 2013 by Kris Holt

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A tourist’s guide to Tor, the gateway to the Dark Web

In light of the Freedom Hosting bust, it's time to survey the landscape of the Dark Web and see what still exists.

On Aug 12, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The Pirate Bay celebrates 10th anniversary with new Web browser

The Pirate Browser is a bundle of the Tor routing client and Firefox Portable browser without "bundled ad-ware, toolbars or other crap."

On Aug 10, 2013 by Kris Holt

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With Tor Mail gone, how will the Dark Web communicate?

Whichever method you choose, make sure you encrypt your senstive messages.

On Aug 8, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill