Tor Teaming With Researchers To Defeat FBI Hacking

Discussion in 'privacy technology' started by hawki, Jun 19, 2016.

  1. hawki

    hawki Registered Member

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    "Tor Is Teaming Up With Researchers To Protect Users From FBI Hacking

    ... according to a new paper, security researchers are now working closely with the Tor Project to create a “hardened” version of the Tor Browser, implementing new anti-hacking techniques which could dramatically improve the anonymity of users and further frustrate the efforts of law enforcement.

    Specifically, the researchers are currently testing “Selfrando,” a technique made to protect against browser exploits such as the one reportedly used by the FBI..."

    http://motherboard.vice.com/en_uk/r...researchers-to-protect-users-from-fbi-hacking
     
  2. CloneRanger

    CloneRanger Registered Member

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  3. Tarnak

    Tarnak Registered Member

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    Ditto...I am getting a new laptop [my first], and with Windows 10 x64 bit installed, and I will want to have Tor installed. I tried to run it in XP, in one snapshot a year or so ago, but never got it to work.
     
  4. Good news!
     
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