Several Linux Distros Cater To Deep Web Users
For those people who have ever considered exploring the deep web, there are specific Linux distributions at your disposal. Using Tor itself is far from sufficient to provide optimal …
Tag: Tor
FBI Helped Increase Distribution of Child Pornography During Playpen Investigation
Most of our readers may remember the Playpen case, which has been causing a lot of friction for the FBI. Law enforcement agencies shut down this darknet forum for …
DOJ’s Ovie Carroll: “Tor Helps Protect Sensitive User Information”
August 25, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Tor has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny over the years. Various government officials frown upon anonymity software for Internet usage. At the same time, the DOJ’s …
Bitseed Bitcoin Web UI Lets Node Owners Set Minimum Transaction Relay Fees
Running a Bitcoin node on the network is not overly difficult, assuming one has the hardware to do so. Although there is no monetary incentive to do so, supporting …
TorStrike: A Proposal to Shut Down Tor’s Network for 24 Hours
August 23, 2016
Coins, Crypto, News, Security, Technology
A group of protestors is asking the temporal blackout of Tor’s network for 24 Hours. An initiative using the Twitter hashtag #torstrike and accusing the project leaders of working …
More Anonymity Features Are Coming To Ethereum
Many people automatically assume Bitcoin users want to remain anonymous when conducting business online. With a wider variety of tools to do so, a certain level of privacy can …
Tor Project Loses Top Contributor And Bridge Authority Feature
July 23, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The Tor project continues to make headlines all over the world, even though the news is rather mixed these days. The most recent update regarding Tor saw one of …
Access To Tor Is Blocked By London Airports
July 21, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The Tor software is getting a lot of attention as of late, even though not all of it is overly positive. London airports are now officially blocking access to …
Malicous Tor Nodes Are Becoming More Aggressive
July 18, 2016
News, Security, Technology
It appears as if there are malicious tor nodes in the wild, which are designed to spy on darknet sites. Ever since Tor was created, it became apparent keeping …