tor
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The Dark Web Is Disappearing
While Tor remains something of an internet boogeyman — a misunderstood service most people think is only useful for hiring hitmen or buying drugs using cryptocurrencies — we found that many Tor sites (called onions) lie somewhere between tame and useless. New research suggests what the few extant onions that remain are headed towards extinction.
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Two More Women Have Accused Jacob Appelbaum Of Sexual Assault
Two more women have accused ex-Tor Project developer Jacob Appelbaum of sexual assault. This comes after Appelbaum recently stepped down from the Tor Project following internal complaints of sexual harassment.
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Eyewitnesses Recount Tor Developer Jacob Appelbaum’s Unwanted Sexual Advances
Jacob Appelbaum, a prominent advocate for digital privacy and security, last week stepped down from the Tor Project, where he worked as a paid employee, after he was accused of sexual assault. “These types of allegations were not entirely new to everybody at Tor; they were consistent with rumours some of us had been hearing…
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Judge Rules Evidence From FBI’s Paedophile Tor Hack Is Invalid
In 2015, the FBI hacked Tor to identify users of child sex websites. Now a judge has thrown out evidence acquired during the investigation.