- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 26th, 2018
Police Makes Fake Accounts for Snooping. Facebook Sends Harsh Letter.
Police refuses to comment because of ongoing litigation
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- August 9th, 2017
Debian-Based Tails 3.1 Anonymous OS Debuts with Tor Browser 7.0.4, Linux 4.9.30
The new release is powered by Linux kernel 4.9.30 LTS
- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- April 28th, 2017
Tor 0.3.0.6 Revamps Guard Selection Algorithm to Resist Guard-Capture Attacks
Tor clients and relays now support Ed25519 keys
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 6th, 2016
Riseup Encrypted Communications Network Is Running Out of Money
Riseup has seen a massive growth in terms of freeloaders
- Linux
- By Marius Nestor
- August 2nd, 2016
Debian Project Enhances the Anonymity and Security of Debian Linux Users via Tor
Debian and Tor services now available as Onion Services
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- May 30th, 2016
Parrot Security OS 3.0 "Lithium" Is a Linux Distro for Cryptography & Anonymity
A Debian-based, cloud-friendly penetration testing OS
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 26th, 2016
90 Percent of All SSL VPNs Use Insecure or Outdated Encryption
Many SSL VPNs don't use the latest encryption tech
- Finances
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 3rd, 2016
EU Wants to End Bitcoin Anonymity
European Commission wants to de-anonymize Bitcoin transfers so it could fight new-age terrorist groups
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 10th, 2016
Cryptography Guru Announces Anonymous Communications Network Called PrivaTegrity
David Chaum announces new PrivaTegrity network, his own take on Tor and I2P, but with better encryption
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 12th, 2015
MIT Creates Untraceable Anonymous Messaging System Called Vuvuzela
Researchers are still looking for a Tor alternative
- Web / Internet Life
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 29th, 2015
US Newspaper to Retroactively Unmask Anonymous Comment Trolls
Editors get tired of dealing with trolls, plan to unmask them retroactively starting the coming year
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 25th, 2015
Tor Project Seeks Independence from Government Funds, Launches Donations Program
Tor Project wants users to help, creates donation page
- Web / Internet Life
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 29th, 2015
Mozilla Deploys Tor Relays with Decommissioned Hardware
12 new relay nodes from Mozilla are currently running in Tor
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Ionut Ilascu
- December 8th, 2014
Yik Yak Flaw De-anonymizes User, Allows Control over Account
Service used by young people who share personal thoughts
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 18th, 2014
Tor De-Anonymization Techniques Are Not Refined Enough to Work
False positive rate renders traffic confirmation ineffective
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 31st, 2014
Facebook Launches Tor Link, Wraps It In Encryption by Issuing SSL Certificate
Facebook issued a SSL certificate for Tor implementation
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 18th, 2014
Kickstarter Suspends Anonabox Crowdfunding Campaign Following Controversy
The Anonabox project has been shut down