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Senior Homeland Security official says Internet anonymity should be outlawed

'Should not every individual be required to display a ‘license plate’ on the digital super-highway?'

On Jan 19, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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10 anti-surveillance tools that protect your privacy online

Take control of your online life.

On Jan 19, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Facebook lets Android users access the app anonymously through Tor

Facebook is trying to help as many people as possible avoid government censorship.

On Jan 19, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Everything you need to know about Tor

Online anonymity is hard. Understanding how it works isn't.

On Jan 7, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Drug case in Ireland has fingerprints of Carnegie Mellon’s attack on Tor

Did the FBI share CMU's methods with Irish police?

On Dec 21, 2015 by Joseph Cox

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Democratic lawmaker wants to know if DHS is sabotaging plans for Tor exit relays

Are authorities pressuring libraries to stop helping this global anonymity network?

On Dec 11, 2015 by Eric Geller

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France says it won’t ban Tor, but the threat to anonymity is still real

France needs to stop its attack on anonymity.

On Dec 10, 2015 by Brett Solomon, Gustaf Bjorksten

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France’s rising far-right party opposes expanded surveillance to protect themselves

France's National Front party poses an unusual problem for Internet freedom advocates.

On Dec 10, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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France will not ban Wi-Fi or Tor, prime minister says

'A ban of Wi-Fi is not a course of action envisaged.'

On Dec 10, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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France considers restrictions on Tor and public Wi-Fi

Both pieces of legislation could appear as soon as next year.

On Dec 6, 2015 by Kate Conger

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Hackers knock out ISIS’s Dark Net propaganda site

The Islamic State is losing a war on the Dark Net.

On Nov 24, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Tor use skyrockets in Bangladesh after government bans social networks

The government says that it's watching people who try to circumvent the ban.

On Nov 23, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Cybersecurity firm offers ‘premium’ cash rewards to hackers who can break Tor

Will this make the company a target?

On Nov 12, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The Dark Net drug market that survived Ukraine’s civil war

Drugs will find a way.

On Nov 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How Chinese Internet users are climbing a bigger, badder Great Firewall

Don't take the open Internet for granted.

On Nov 6, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill