Alexander FærøyTor Articles
Possible good candidates to be linked from Tor's Press page.
September 2014
"Herramientas que podrían mantener tu anonimato en Internet" http://elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/gadgets/herramientas-que-podrian-mantener-tu-anonimato-internet-noticia-1755930 by EFE on September 10, 2014
"El deseo de ser anónimo se expande por la red" http://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/anonimato-internet-privacidad.html by EFE on September 10, 2014
"Brooklyn ‘CryptoParty’ delves into deep web, online privacy" http://technical.ly/brooklyn/2014/09/10/brooklyn-cryptoparty-delves-deep-web-online-privacy/ by Tyler Woods on September 10, 2014
"Running in to an old friend" http://inmantechnologyit.blogspot.de/2014/09/running-into-old-friend.html by Sarah Cortes on September 5, 2014
"La gente quiere controlar su información y ser anónima para navegar" http://tiempo.infonews.com/nota/132012/la-gente-quiere-controlar-su-informacion-y-ser-anonima-para-navegar by JB on September 8, 2014
Enhancing Your Browsing Privacy and Security With Tor http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Enhancing-Your-Browsing-Privacy-and-Security-With-Tor-130292 by seamster on September 2, 2014
Tor: Explaining the network that makes web use anonymous http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28991047 by Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC) on September 2, 2014
Horizon: The defenders of anonymity on the internet http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29032399 by Mike Radfod on September 2, 2014
August 2014
Tor Project's struggle to keep the dark net in the shadows http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28886465 by Leo Kelion on August 21, 2014
Iran's Internet Users Outsmart Government in Cat-and-Mouse Censorship Game https://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/08/12/irans-internet-users-outsmart-government-in-cat-and-mouse-censorship-game/ by Global Voices on August 12, 2014
July 2014
Russia Offers a $111K Reward to De-Anonymize Tor http://www.decryptedtech.com/news/russia-offers-a-111k-reward-to-de-anonymize-tor by Sean Kalinich on July 28, 2014
Hacking Tor, And What it Means for our Online Privacy http://www.westernjournalism.com/hacking-tor-and-what-it-means-for-our-online-privacy/ by Daniel Faris on July 25, 2014
Russian government offers huge reward for help unmasking anonymous Tor users http://www.pcworld.com/article/2458420/russian-government-offers-money-for-identifying-tor-users.html by Lucian Constantin on July 25, 2014
Researchers: Lawyers blocked our Black hat demo on de-anonymising Tor http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/22/is-tor-truly-anonymising-conference-cancelled by Tom Brewster on July 22, 2014
Black Hat presentation on unmasking Tor users suddenly cancelled http://www.pcworld.com/article/2456700/black-hat-presentation-on-tor-suddenly-cancelled.html by Jeremy Kirk on July 22, 2014
Stealthy randsomware "Critroni' uses Tor, could replace Cryptolocker http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249858/Stealthy_ransomware_39_Critroni_39_uses_Tor_could_replace_Cryptolocker?taxonomyId=85 by Lucian Constantin on July 21, 2014
Peeling the onion: Almost everyone involved in developing Tor was (or is) funded by the US government http://pando.com/2014/07/16/tor-spooks/ by Yasha Levine on July 16, 2014
What is the Dark net? FOX28's Tom Powell reports http://www.fox28.com/story/26014704/2014/07/14/what-is-the-dark-net-fox28s-tom-powell-reports by Tom Powell, July 14, 2014
Are you on NSA'S Watch list? http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/12382/11/are-you-on-nsas-watch-list/ by Julia Angwin and Mike Tigas, July 11, 2014
Tor exit node operator convicted of abetting spread of child porn http://www.itworld.com/security/426426/tor-exit-node-operator-convicted-abetting-spread-child-porn?page=0,1 by Loek Essers, July 9, 2014
Here's One Way to Land on the NSA's Watch List http://www.propublica.org/article/heres-one-way-to-land-on-the-nsas-watch-list by Julia Angwin and Mike Tigas July 9, 2014
NSA Surveillance Targets Cambridge - based TOR Project http://www.cctvcambridge.org/NSATor by Saul Tannenbaum July 8, 2014
NSA might tag you as extremist when you use Tor, other privacy online services http://www.techtimes.com/articles/9779/20140708/nsa-might-tag-you-as-extremist-when-you-use-tor-other-privacy-online-services.htm by Nicole Arce, July 8, 2014
If you can about online privacy, then the NSA cares about targeting you http://blogs.computerworld.com/privacy/24102/if-you-care-about-online-privacy-then-nsa-cares-about-targeting-you by Darlene Storm, July 7, 2014
Les révélations Snowden ont provoqué une vague continue d'intérêt pour Tor http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2014/07/07/les-revelations-snowden-ont-provoque-une-vague-continue-d-interet-pour-tor_4450747_4408996.html by Martin Untersinger, July 7, 2014
NSA targets the privacy-conscious http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/aktuell/nsa230_page-1.html by J. Appelbaum, A. Gibson, J. Goetz, V. Kabisch, L. Kampf, L. Ryge, July 3, 2014
June 2014
How to be anonymous on the Internet: AppSec presents the latest developments of The Tor Project for anonymous communications http://www.itnewsonline.com/realwire/How-to-be-anonymous-on-the-Internet-AppSec-presents-the-latest-developments-of-The-Tor-Project-for-anonymous-communications/13530 by Peter Rennison / Allie Andrews June 17, 2014
Iraq Crisis: Government Blocks Access to Tor Project Following Isis Insurgency http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iraq-crisis-gvoernment-blocks-access-tor-project-following-isis-insurgency-1452879 by David Gilberty June 15, 2014
Tor is for Everyone: Why Should You Use Tor http://gizmodo.com/tor-is-for-everyone-why-you-should-use-tor-1591191905 by Cooper Quintin June 15, 2014
Bitcoin Isn't As Anonymous As You Might Hope http://www.i-programmer.info/news/149-security/7376-bitcoin-isnt-as-anonymous-as-you-might-hope.html by Mike James June 04, 2014
May 2014
Going Dark: The Internet Behind The Internet http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/05/25/315821415/going-dark-the-internet-behind-the-internet by NPR staff May 25, 2014
Edward Snowden threw 'crypto party' before blowing NSA whistle http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/edward-snowden-threw-crypto-party-before-blowing-nsa-whistle-114052300808_1.html by ANI May 23, 2014
I-Team: Understanding TOR and the dark net http://abc7news.com/technology/i-team-investigates-underworld-marketplaces-of-the-darknet/56262/ by Dan Noyhs May 13, 2014
Tor is Being Used as a Safe Haven for Victims of Cyberstalking http://motherboard.vice.com/read/tor-is-being-used-as-a-safe-haven-for-victims-of-cyberstalking by Meghan Neal, May 9, 2014
Tor: network security for domestic abuse survivors http://boingboing.net/2014/05/07/tor-network-security-for-dome.html by Cory Doctorow, May 7, 2014
As domestic abuse goes digital, shelters turn to counter-survellience with Tor http://betaboston.com/news/2014/05/07/as-domestic-abuse-goes-digital-shelters-turn-to-counter-surveillance-with-tor/ by George LeVines, May 7, 2014
The Power of Ideas http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2014/04/29/power-of-ideas/4/ by Boston Magazine, May 2014
April 2014
Meet the Woman Who did Everything in Her Power to Hide Her Pregnancy From Google http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2014/04/29/3432050/can-you-hide-from-big-data/ by Jessica Goldstein, April 29, 2014
Here's the software that helps Edward Snowden avoid the NSA http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/15/edward-snowden-software-choice/ BY Jon Fingas, April 15th 2014
Snowden Used the Linux Distro Designed For Internet Anonymity http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/04/15/1940240/snowden-used-the-linux-distro-designed-for-internet-anonymity From Slashdot
Tor Browser Bundle 3.5.4 http://www.neowin.net/news/tor-browser-bundle-354 by Razyan Mihal Asmanow Serea, April 10, 2014
If You Want Privacy or Anonymity or Security, Stay off the Internet this Week http://motherboard.vice.com/read/tor-if-you-want-privacy-or-anonymity-stay-off-the-internet-this-week by Meghan Neal, April 8, 2014
Criminals launching Tor alternatives to avoid detection http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2338721/criminals-launching-tor-alternatives-to-avoid-detection by Alastair Stevenson, April 9, 2014
Feds, local law enforcement increasingly able to bust Tor users http://www.tweaktown.com/news/36727/feds-local-law-enforcement-increasingly-able-to-bust-tor-users/index.html by Michael Hatamoto, April 3, 2014
Database of more than 150K Boxee.tv accounts posted on Tor Network http://www.scmagazine.com/database-of-more-than-150k-boxeetv-accounts-posted-on-tor-network/article/341034/ by Adam Greenberg, April 2, 2014
Crucial encryption tool enabled NSA reporting on shoestring budget http://www.salon.com/2014/04/02/crucial_encryption_tool_enabled_nsa_reporting_on_shoestring_budget/ by Natasha Lennard, Wednesday, Apr 2, 2014
March 2014
Federal Agents Pierce Tor Web-Anonymity Tool http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303949704579461641349857358?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303949704579461641349857358.html by Andrew Grossman, March 31, 2014
Hackers hit Microsoft Word and Excel users with evolved Tor malware http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2336966/hackers-hit-microsoft-word-and-excel-users-with-evolved-tor-malware by Alastair Stevenson, March 28, 2014
Erodogan's Tor Project Block Failing Due to Multiple Alternatives http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/erdogans-tor-project-block-failing-due-multiple-alternatives-1442371 by David Gilbert, March 28, 2014
When Is a Tor Block Not a Tor Block? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/03/when-tor-block-not-tor-block by Eva Galperin March 27, 2014
“Hidden” internet growing rapidly http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/03/hidden-internet-growing-rapidly/ by Charlie Fripp, March 26, 2014
Insider Trading On The Dark Web http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/03/25/insider-trading-on-the-dark-web/ By Jesse Atlas 25/3/2014
Masking your location on the internet with privacy tools http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/11611/25/how-to-mask-your-location-internet-privacy-tools/ by Julia Angwin, March 25, 2014
Turkey orders block of Twitter's IP addresses http://boingboing.net/2014/03/24/turkey-orders-block-of-twitter.html by Cory Doctorow, Mar 24, 2014
Turks on back foot over Twitter http://news.techeye.net/business/turks-on-back-foot-over-twitter by Nick Farrell, 24 Mar 2014
Dozens of firms are invisibly tracking you online. Here's how to hide from them http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/willardfoxton2/100012913/dozens-of-firms-are-invisibly-tracking-you-online-heres-how-to-hide-from-them/ By Willard Foxton, March 24th, 2014
The Switchboard: Turkey's Twitter ban gets tougher http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/03/24/the-switchboard-turkeys-twitter-ban-gets-tougher/ by Andrea Peterson, March 24, 2014
After DNS change fails, Turkish government steps up Twitter censorship http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/03/after-dns-change-fails-turkish-government-steps-up-twitter-censorship/ by Sean Gallagher, Mar 23 2014
Turkey, Twitter & Censorship: VPN, Tor and more http://www.csoonline.com/article/2136262/social-networking-security/turkey--twitter---censorship--vpn--tor-and-more.html by Dave Lewis, March 23, 2014
Homeland Security busts child abuse ring that relied on Tor http://www.tweaktown.com/news/36467/homeland-security-busts-child-abuse-ring-that-relied-on-tor/index.html by Michael Hatamoto, March 21, 2014
Malicious iOS Tor Browswer in Apple App Store http://threatpost.com/malicious-ios-tor-browser-in-apple-app-store/104911 by Brian Donohue, March 20, 2014
Malicious Tor Browser Persists in iOS App Store for Months Despite Protests http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/20/malicious-tor-browser-ios-app-store/ by Kelly Hodgkins Thursday, March 20, 2014 Fake Tor app has been sitting on Apple's App Store for months, Tor Project says http://www.pcworld.com/article/2110440/fake-tor-app-has-been-sitting-in-apples-app-store-for-months-tor-project-says.html by Lucian Constantin, March 20, 2014
Fake Tor browser for iOS laced with adware, spyware, members warn http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/fake-tor-browser-for-ios-laced-with-adware-spyware-members-warn/ by Dan Goodin - Mar 19 2014
Homeland Security busts child porn ring on Tor network http://www.cnet.com/news/homeland-security-busts-child-porn-ring-on-tor-network/ by Dara Kerr, March 18, 2014
Fourteen men arrested for operating child-abuse site through Tor http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/18/fourteen-arrested-operating-child-porn-site-tor by The Guardian, March 18, 2014
14 arrested in sting on underground child porn websites on Darknet's Onion Router aka Tor network http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/14-arrested-in-sting-on-underground-child-porn-website-on-darknets-onion-router-aka-tor-network by The Denver Channel, March 18, 2014
Four questions about Tor http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/10/tor-snowden-sxsw/6263157/ Brett Molina, March 10, 2014
Tor network used to hide 900 botnets and dark net markets, says Kaspersky Lab http://www.csoonline.com/article/749299/tor-network-used-to-hide-900-botnets-and-darknet-markets-says-kaspersky-lab by John E. Dunn, March 6, 2014
Peeling the Onion - Tor's Criminal Content Revealed http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/37289/peeling-the-onion-tors-criminal-content-revealed/ by Info Security, March 5, 2014
The paranoid's survival guide, part 1: How to protect your personal data http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/539579/paranoid_survival_guide_part_1_how_protect_your_personal_data/ By Robert L. Mitchell 03 March, 2014
Tor Aims To Have Accessible Instant Messaging App Ready Before April http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/03/tor-aims-to-have-accessible-instant-messaging-app-ready-before-april/ By junglist, 01 March 2014
February 2014
Tor developing anonymous mobile OS http://news.en.softonic.com/tor-is-developing-an-anonymous-mobile-os By Jonathan Riggall, 28 February 2014
Tor creating "deep web" instant messaging service http://www.itproportal.com/2014/02/28/tor-creating-deep-web-instant-messaging-service/ By Paul Cooper, 28 February 2014
Tor secure messaging client in pipeline for safer chat http://www.slashgear.com/tor-secure-messaging-client-in-pipeline-for-safer-chat-28318942/ By Chris Davies February 28, 2014
Tor Is Building An Anonymous Instant Messenging Program http://www.business2community.com/social-buzz/tor-building-anonymous-instant-messenging-program-0793442 By James Kosur, February 26 2014
Risk Is Low And Business Is Booming In The Malware Market http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/02/21/280439157/risk-is-low-and-business-is-booming-in-the-malware-market by Aarti Shahani February 21, 2014
What Is Tor and Should I Use It? http://lifehacker.com/what-is-tor-and-should-i-use-it-1527891029 by Thorin Klosowski February 21, 2014
Are you ready to be Deep Throat? http://watchdog.org/129349/securedrop-deep-throat/ by Jon Cassidy February 20, 2014
Security technology to help students in future careers http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_407e25da-9909-11e3-8f33-0017a43b2370.html by Claire Hettinger February 19, 2014
WildLeaks: New Service Allows Anonymous Whistleblowers to Report Wildlife Crime http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/6098/20140219/wildleaks-new-service-allows-anonymous-whistleblowers-report-wildlife-crime.htm by James A. Foley February 19, 2014
HTTPS Everywhere add-on now available for Firefox on Android http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16323 By Zeljka Zorz February 6, 2014
"HTTPS Everywhere" More secure browsing courtesy of the EFF and Tor http://www.opednews.com/articles/HTTPS-Everywhere-More-se-by-John-Moffett-Communication_Internet_Surveillance-140205-843.html By John Moffett February 5, 2014
7 Ways to Reclaim Your Digital Privacy http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/computer-security/7-ways-to-reclaim-your-digital-privacy-16453529 By Davey Alba February 4, 2014
Tor networks: Stop employees from touring the deep web http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Tor-networks-Stop-employees-from-touring-the-deep-Web By Adam Rice, February 2014
January 2014
Avoiding Sochi Snoopers: Using Tor, Common Sense and Nail Polish to Prevent Russian Authorities Spying on Journalists http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/avoiding-sochi-snoopers-using-tor-common-sense-nail-polish-prevent-russian-authorities-spying-1434938 By David Gilbert February 3, 2014 13:49 PM GMT
FBI is keeping a giant stash of e-mails from defunct Tor Mail service http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/01/fbi-is-keeping-a-giant-stash-of-e-mails-from-defunct-tor-mail-service/ By Joe Mullin January, 27 2014
If You Used This Secure Webmail Site, the FBI Has Your Inbox http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/01/tormail/ By Kevin Poulsen January 27, 2014
The Inside Story of Tor, the Best Internet Anonymity Tool the Government Ever Built http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-23/tor-anonymity-software-vs-dot-the-national-security-agency by Dune Lawrence, January 23, 2014
Microsof Destroys Bitcoin Mining Botnet Sefnit http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-destroys-bitcoin-mining-botnet-sefnit/ by Nermin Hajadarbegovic, January 22, 2014
Russian Spy Notes Caught Snooping on Facebook Users http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/01/russia-tor-attack/ by Kevin Poulsen, January 21, 2014
If Microsoft thinks old Tor clients are risky, why not Windows XP? http://www.zdnet.com/if-microsoft-thinks-old-tor-clients-are-risky-why-not-windows-xp-7000025283/ by Michael Lee, January 17, 2014
Privacy Tools: How to Safely Browse the Internet http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/privacy-tools-how-to-safely-browse-the-internet/Content?oid=3040524 by Julie Angwin, January 15, 2014
December 2013
Anonymous: The Parallel Internet? http://www.dawn.com/news/1077527/anonymous-the-parallel-internet by Spider Magazine and Noman Ansari on December 31, 2013
Top free PC Security Tools http://www.thinkdigit.com/Software/Top-free-PC-Security-Tools_19171.html by Siddhant Sharma on December 30, 2013
For Tor, Publicity a Mixed Blessing http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/12/tor-publicity-mixed-blessing/ by John Borland on December 28, 2013
Estmated 18 percent of US drug users bought from Silk Road, says study http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/12/an-estimated-18-percent-of-americans-used-drugs-from-silk-road-says-study/ by Casey Johnston on December 27, 2013
Use of Tor pointed FBI to Harvard University bomb hoax suspect http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/12/20/use-of-tor-pointed-fbi-to-harvard-university-bomb-hoax-suspect/ by Lisa Vaas on December 20, 2013
FBI agents tracked Harvard bomb threats despite Tor http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/18/5224130/fbi-agents-tracked-harvard-bomb-threats-across-tor by Russell Brandom, December 18, 12:55 pm
Bitcoin Weekly 2013 December 18: More Chinese market upheaval, EU banking authority warning about BTC, Tor Project thumbs-up Bitcoin donations http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/12/18/bitcoin-weekly-2013-december-18-more-chinese-market-woes-eu-banking-authority-warning-about-btc-tor-project-thumbs-up-bitcoin-donations/ by Kyt Dotson December 18
Tor is suppose to hide you online. In this Harvard student's case it did the complete opposite http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/tor-is-supposed-to-hide-you-online-in-this-harvard-students-case-it-did-the-opposite/ by Brian Fung December 18, 4:17 pm
Tor accepts donations in Bitcoin http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/386149/tor-accepts-donations-in-bitcoin by Shona Ghosh December 18, 13:17
Lovers of Tor can now sprinkle Bitcoins on its developers as thanks http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/18/tor_project_to_accept_bitcoin_donations/ by Shaun Nichols December 18
Freedom of the Press Foundation Steps Up Encryption Efforts for Journalists http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/12/freedom-of-the-press-foundation-steps-up-encryption-efforts-for-journalists/ By Denise Lu December 16, 2013
Freedom of the Press Foundation wants to help build secure communication tools for journalists http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/12/91274/ By Caroline O'Donovan Dec. 5, 2013, 9:16 a.m.
Freedom Of The Press Foundation To Release New Version Of Anonymous Whistleblower Submission System http://www.forbes.com/sites/runasandvik/2013/12/05/freedom-of-the-press-foundation-to-release-new-version-of-anonymous-whistleblower-submission-system/ By Runa A. Sandvik, Contributor 12/05/2013 @ 10:00AM
"An Open Letter Urging Universities To Encourage Conversation About Online Privacy" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/12/open-letter-urging-universities-encourage-conversation-about-online-privacy By April Glaser December 2, 2013
BlackMarket Reloaded Drugs Marketplace Shutting Down over Heavy Traffic (Mentions importance of Tor network) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/526771/20131202/blackmarket-reloaded-shutting-down-closing-following-sheep.htm By Mary-Ann Russon December 02, 2013 12:03 PM GMT
November 2013
"Get a grip on TOR with Vidalia" http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/get-a-grip-on-tor-with-vidalia/ By Marco Fioretti November 26, 2013, 4:57 AM PST
"Open router project launched to improve network privacy" http://www.zdnet.com/open-router-project-launched-to-improve-network-privacy-7000023622/ By Stilgherrian November 26, 2013 06:51 GMT
"Unofficial guide to Tor: Really private browsing" http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15998 By Author Unknown 22 November 2013.
"Pogoplug's new Safeplug anonymizes all your home's web browsing for $49" http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/21/pogoplug-safeplug/ By Jon Fingas 22 November 2013
"Pogoplug packages Tor for the masses with the $49 Safeplug" http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/21/pogoplug-packages-tor-for-the-mass-market-with-the-49-safeplug/ By Ricardo Bilton November 21, 2013 12:18 PM
"Say hello to Safeplug, Pogoplug’s $49 Tor-in-a-box for anonymous surfing" http://gigaom.com/2013/11/21/say-hello-to-safeplug-pogoplugs-49-tor-in-a-box-for-anonymous-surfing/ By David Meyer Nov. 21, 2013 - 9:00 AM PST
"A cheap device called the Safeplug makes it easy to use the Tor anonymity network at home" http://www.technologyreview.com/news/521676/online-anonymity-in-a-box-for-49/ By Tom Simonite on November 21, 2013
"How feds busted 'Silk Road'" http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/9421572/How-feds-busted-Silk-Road Via Baltimore Sun Last updated 13:12 20/11/2013
"The linguistic clues that reveal your true Twitter identity" http://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/2013/11/linguistic-clues-reveal-your-true-twitter-identity By Tim Grant Published 20 November 2013 10:12
"Getting to Know Tor, the Most Popular Anonymity Tool in the World" http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2013/11/getting-to-know-tor-the-most-popular-anonymity-tool-in-the-world/ By Kelley Misata November 20, 2013
"Filesharing search engines take to dark web and Bitcoin to escape Hollywood" http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/18/filesharing-search-engine-tor-dark-web-bitcoin-newznab Samuel Gibbs Monday 18 November 2013 12.25 GMT
"Researchers Work to Add More Anonymity to Bitcoin"
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/18/researchers-work-to-add-more-anonymity-to-bitcoin/
By Nick Bilton November 18, 2013, 7:24 pm
"Key moments in NSA spy saga" http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2013/1117/Key-moments-in-NSA-spy-saga By Katherine Jacobsen and Elizabeth Barber, November 17, 2013
"Online Subterfuge: Silk Road, Tor and Bitcoins" http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2013/11/online-subterfuge-silk-road-tor-and-bitcoins/ BY EMMA MOORE, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 11:00 AM
"FAKTA: The Tor Project" http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE2127879/fakta-the-tor-project/ By Jens Anton Bjørnager, 10. November 2013 KL. 14.07
"What is Tor? A beginner's guide to the privacy tool" http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/05/tor-beginners-guide-nsa-browser Stuart Dredge, Tuesday 5 November 2013 07.47 EST
"Real life Mob Wars: MafiaLeaks uses Tor anonymity to battle organized crime" http://www.pcworld.com/article/2060826/real-life-mob-wars-mafialeaks-uses-tor-anonymity-to-battle-organized-crime.html by Evan Dashevsky, Nov 5, 2013 8:49 AM
October 2013
"A DIY Tor Wi-Fi Access Point" http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/a-diy-tor-wifi-access-point By Stephen Cass, 28 Oct 2013 | 15:00 GMT
"Anonymity Network Tor Needs a Tune-up to Protect Users from Surveillance" http://www.technologyreview.com/news/520141/anonymity-network-tor-needs-a-tune-up-to-protect-users-from-surveillance/ By Tom Simonite, October 25, 2013
"What Is Tor? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions" http://www.tomsguide.com/us/what-is-tor-faq,news-17754.html By Jill Scharr, OCTOBER 23, 2013 6:00 AM
"The Pirate Bay's web browser hits one million downloads" http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2301971/the-pirate-bays-web-browser-hits-one-million-downloads By Dave Neal, Mon Oct 21 2013, 15:57
"TorSearch launches to be the Google of the hidden Internet" http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/10/torsearch-launches-to-be-the-google-of-the-hidden-internet/ By John Koetsier, October 10, 2013, 2:40 PM
"Taking Stock Of Tor: Top 5 Tips For Using The Onion Router" http://www.forbes.com/sites/rajsabhlok/2013/10/18/taking-stock-of-tor-top-5-tips-for-using-the-onion-router/ by Raj Sabhlok, 10/18/2013 @ 10:00AM
"US head of intelligence: NSA wants to break Tor to get at the bad guys" http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/09/us-head-of-intelligence-nsa-wants-to-break-tor-to-get-at-the-bad-guys/ by Lisa Vaas on October 9, 2013
"NSA Battles Tor: 9 Facts" http://www.informationweek.com/traffic-management/nsa-battles-tor-9-facts/d/d-id/1111857? by Mathew J. Schwartz, 10/8/2013 11:00 AM
"What is Tor and why does it matter?" http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/10/08/what-is-tor-and-why-does-it-matter/ By Ken Yeung, Tuesday, 8 Oct '13 , 02:52am
"How the NSA might use Hotmail, Yahoo or other cookies to identify Tor users" http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/how-the-nsa-might-use-hotmail-or-yahoo-cookies-to-identify-tor-users/ by Dan Goodin - Oct 7 2013, 11:27am PDT
"How Does Law Enforcement 'Subvert' Tor?" http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/34898/how-does-law-enforcement-subvert-tor 07 October 2013
"GCHQ and NSA Repeatedly Tried and Failed to Crack Tor Network" http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/511532/20131004/gchq-nsa-target-tor-anonymous-browser-edward.htm By ALISTAIR CHARLTON, October 04, 2013 5:37 PM BST
"Everything you need to know about the NSA and Tor in one FAQ" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-nsa-and-tor-in-one-faq/ BY TIMOTHY B. LEE, October 4 at 3:56 pm
"Snowden Leaks Show NSA Targets Tor" http://www.eweek.com/security/snowden-leaks-show-nsa-targets-tor.html/ By Sean Michael Kerner, 2013-10-04
"Attacking Tor: how the NSA targets users' online anonymity" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/tor-attacks-nsa-users-online-anonymity Bruce Schneier, Friday 4 October 2013 10.50 EDT
"'Tor Stinks' presentation – read the full document" http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-stinks-nsa-presentation-document theguardian.com, Friday 4 October 2013 10.49 EDT
"Docs Reveal NSA Campaign Against Anonymous Tor Network" http://techland.time.com/2013/10/04/docs-reveal-nsa-campaign-against-anonymous-tor-network/ By Denver Nicks @DenverNicks, Oct. 04, 2013
"NSA and GCHQ repeatedly tried to infiltrate Tor, documents reveal" http://www.itproportal.com/2013/10/04/nsa-and-gchq-repeatedly-tried-infiltrate-tor-documents-reveal/ 04 Oct 2013 by Jamie Hinks
"The Tor teardown, brought to you by goats, giraffes, and Thor's hammer" http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/the-tor-teardown-brought-you-goats-giraffes-and-thors-hammer-228244 By Robert X. Cringely, OCTOBER 04, 2013
"Report: NSA has little success cracking Tor" http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9242992/Report_NSA_has_little_success_cracking_Tor?taxonomyId=13 By Grant Gross, October 4, 2013 04:52 PM ET
"Latest Snowden Leak Explains NSA Subversion of Tor Users" http://threatpost.com/latest-snowden-leak-explains-nsa-subversion-of-tor-users by Michael Mimoso, October 4, 2013 , 3:40 pm
"NSA repeatedly tries to unpeel Tor anonymity and spy on users, memos show" http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/nsa-repeatedly-tries-to-unpeel-tor-anonymity-and-spy-on-users-memos-show/ by Dan Goodin - Oct 4 2013, 11:40am PDT
"NSA sought to unmask users of Net-privacy tool Tor, says report" http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57606133-38/nsa-sought-to-unmask-users-of-net-privacy-tool-tor-says-report/ by Edward Moyer, October 4, 2013 1:05 PM PDT
"NSA Struggling to Hack Into Tor, 'We will never be able to de-anonymize all Tor users all the time'" http://www.universityherald.com/articles/4794/20131004/nsa-struggling-hack-tor-will-never-de-anonymize-users-time.htm Posted by Scott Bickard, Oct 04, 2013 04:59 PM EDT
September 2013
"Tor traffic doubles in a week to reach highest ever level" http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/security/3466718/tor-traffic-doubles-in-a-week-to-reach-highest-ever-level/ By John E Dunn | Techworld | 03 September 13
"Is Tor right for you?" http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/9120947/Is-Tor-right-for-you ADAM CLARK ESTES, Last updated 05:00 04/09/2013
"The Anonymous Internet Is Under Attack" http://gizmodo.com/the-anonymous-internet-is-under-attack-1257343241 ADAM CLARK ESTES, 9/05/13 12:00pm
"Tor Network Spike Caused By Botnet" http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/mevade-botnet-tor-network-126497 On September 9, 2013 by Tom Brewster
"Malware culprit fingered in mysterious Tor traffic spike" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/09/malware_culprit_fingered_in_mysterious_tor_traffic_spike/ By Neil McAllister, 9th September 2013
"Is Tor's Anonymous Internet Still Secure?" http://www.tomsguide.com/us/tor-encryption-cracked-nsa,news-17530.html By Jill ScharrSEPTEMBER 10, 2013 12:44 PM
"Security Flaw Shows Tor Anonymity Network Dominated by Botnet Command and Control Traffic" http://www.technologyreview.com/view/519186/security-flaw-shows-tor-anonymity-network-dominated-by-botnet-command-and-control/ Emerging Technology From the arXiv, September 11, 2013
"How The Massive Tor Botnet 'Failed'" http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/how-the-massive-tor-botnet-failed/240161160 Kelly Jackson Higgins, September 11, 2013
"Moving to Tor a Bad Move for Massive Botnet" http://threatpost.com/moving-to-tor-a-bad-move-for-massive-botnet by Michael Mimoso, September 12, 2013 , 3:17 pm
"Massive Botnet is Behind Tor Usage Spike" http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/34453/massive-botnet-is-behind-tor-usage-spike-/ 11 September 2013
"Tor does not provide bulletproof online anonymity" http://blogs.csoonline.com/network-security/2778/tor-does-not-provide-bulletproof-online-anonymity Posted September 13, 2013 by Tony Bradley
"FBI Admits It Controlled Tor Servers Behind Mass Malware Attack" http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/09/freedom-hosting-fbi/ BY KEVIN POULSEN09.13.134:17 PM
"FBI Admits To Hacking Into The Tor Network" http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/09/the-fbi-just-admitted-to-hacking-into-the-tor-network/ ADAM CLARK ESTES 14 SEPTEMBER 2013 8:45 AM
"Privacy just a thing of the past" http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/369751/privacy-just-a-thing-of-the-past Published: 15 Sep 2013 at 00.00
"Mevade botnet miscalculated effect on Tor network, says Damballa" http://news.techworld.com/security/3468988/mevade-botnet-miscalculated-effect-on-tor-network-says-damballa/ By John E Dunn, Published: 15:35, 16 September 2013
"FBI Admits To Tor Server Takeover" http://www.informationweek.com/security/risk-management/fbi-admits-to-tor-server-takeover/d/d-id/1111553? Mathew J. Schwartz, 9/16/2013 11:49 AM
"Who's on Tor? Dissent, bots or porn?" http://www.zdnet.com/whos-on-tor-dissent-bots-or-porn-7000020729/ By Larry Seltzer for Zero Day, September 16, 2013 -- 15:43 GMT (08:43 PDT)
"FBI Admits Control of Malware-Spewing Tor Servers" http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FBI-Admits-Malware-Attack-on-Tor-Network-125839?nocomment=1 by Karl Bode 02:35PM Tuesday Sep 17 2013
"Study finds fraudsters foist one-third of all Tor traffic" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/18/study_finds_onethird_of_all_tor_traffic_is_fraudulent/ By Neil McAllister, 18th September 2013
"Atlantis The Silk Road Alternative Closes Down" http://dailygadgetry.com/atlantis-the-silk-road-alternative-closes-down/1887 Posted by: Justin Tolerman Posted date: September 21, 2013
"EPIC FOIA Request Reveals No Evidence of NSA Interference with Tor Network" http://epic.org/2013/09/epic-foia-request-reveals-no-e.html Posted on September 25, 2013
August 2013
"Firefox Zero-Day Used in Child Porn Hunt?" http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/08/firefox-zero-day-used-in-child-porn-hunt/ by Brian Krebs, 04 AUG 2013
"Tor servers vanish as FBI swoops on kiddie-smut suspect" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/05/tor_servers_vanish_as_fbi_swoops_on_kiddiesmut_suspect/ By Simon Sharwood, 5th August 2013
"Tor 'deep web' servers go offline as Irish man held over child abuse images" http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/05/tor-deep-web-servers-offline-freedom-hosting Jemima Kiss, Tuesday 6 August 2013 03.40 EDT
"Freedom Hosting arrest and takedown linked to Tor privacy compromise" http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/08/05/freedom-hosting-arrest-and-takedown-linked-to-tor-privacy-compromise/ by John Hawes on August 5, 2013
"Tor Users Hit With Firefox Exploit, But No Large Compromise of Network Seen" http://threatpost.com/tor-users-hit-with-firefox-exploit-but-no-large-compromise-of-network-seen by Dennis Fisher, August 5, 2013 , 10:50 am
"FBI Linked to Malware-Infected Child Abuse Websites on Tor Network" http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/496934/20130805/tor-freedom-hosting-malware-users-claims-created.htm By ALISTAIR CHARLTON, August 05, 2013 11:30 PM BST
"Why Tor Users Should Watch Out" http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-05/why-tor-users-should-watch-out By David Meyer August 05, 2013
"Feds Are Suspects in New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity" http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/freedom-hosting/ BY KEVIN POULSEN, 08.05.133:57 AM
"How anonymous? Tor users compromised in child porn takedown" http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/how-anonymous-tor-users-compromised-child-porn-takedown-6C10848680 by Devin Coldewey, Aug. 5, 2013 at 7:35 PM ET
"FBI suspected as being behind hack into Tor anonymity network" http://www.examiner.com/article/fbi-suspected-as-being-behind-hack-into-tor-anonymity-network?cid=rss by Michael Santo, August 5, 2013
"Child porn bust could hold deeper implications to privacy of Tor users" http://www.scmagazine.com/child-porn-bust-could-hold-deeper-implications-to-privacy-of-tor-users/article/306115/ Adam Greenberg, August 05, 2013
"Update: Researchers say Tor-targeted malware phoned home to NSA" http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/researchers-say-tor-targeted-malware-phoned-home-to-nsa/ by Sean Gallagher - Aug 5 2013, 10:34am PDT
"Tor users advised to 'switch away from Windows' after malware attack" http://www.zdnet.com/tor-users-advised-to-switch-away-from-windows-after-malware-attack-7000019047/ By Zack Whittaker, August 6, 2013 -- 14:46 GMT (07:46 PDT)
"Users of hidden net advised to ditch Windows" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23587620 6 August 2013 Last updated at 08:18 ET
"The Attack on the Dark Net Took Down a Lot More Than Child Porn" http://gawker.com/the-attack-on-the-dark-net-took-down-a-lot-more-than-ch-1081274609 ADRIAN CHEN, 8/09/13 5:45pm
"TOR Project urges users to stop using Windows, disable JavaScript" http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241388/TOR_Project_urges_users_to_stop_using_Windows_disable_JavaScript?pageNumber=1 By Jeremy Kirk, August 5, 2013 08:55 PM ET
"Russia’s FSB mulls ban on ‘Tor’ online anonymity network" http://rt.com/politics/russia-tor-anonymizer-ban-571/ Published time: August 16, 2013 10:50
"Russia May Block Tor" http://www.informationweek.com/security/vulnerabilities-and-threats/russia-may-block-tor/d/d-id/1111265?cid=rssfeed_iwk_all by Mathew J. Schwartz, 8/22/2013 01:06 PM
"Russian spyboss brands Tor a crook's paradise, demands a total ban" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/23/russia_pushes_tor_ban/ By John Leyden, 23rd August 2013
"Usage for Tor doubles in wake of secure email shutdowns, arrival of the PirateBrowser" http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047658/usage-for-tor-doubles-in-wake-of-secure-email-shutdowns-arrival-of-the-piratebrowser.html by Brad Chacos, Aug 28, 2013 2:23 PM
"Tor usage up by more than 100% in August" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/29/tor_usage_up_by_more_than_100_in_august/ By Neil McAllister, 29th August 2013
"Tor anonymity network membership has doubled since NSA leak" http://rt.com/usa/tor-membership-doubled-nsa-137/ August 29, 2013 03:52
July 2013
"The Technology You Need to Protect Against Mass Surveillance" http://gizmodo.com/the-technology-you-need-to-protect-against-mass-surveil-823081362 By SETH SCHOEN, 7/18/13 4:40am
"Meet Tor, The Military-Made Privacy Network That Counts Edward Snowden As A Fan" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/tor-snowden_n_3610370.html By Gerry Smith, 07/18/2013 7:45 am EDT, Updated: 08/19/2013 2:23 pm EDT
"Private or Covert. You Decide." http://drtech.bangordailynews.com/2013/07/28/new-products/private-or-covert-you-decide/ By Jacques Redmond, July 28, 2013
June 2013
"Cryptography as a means to counter Internet censorship"
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/cryptography-as-a-means-to-counter-internet-censorship/article4772815.ece
By S. RAGHAVENDRA, June 2, 2013 10:50 IST
"Ask a hacker: Top four anti-surveillance apps" http://www.zdnet.com/ask-a-hacker-top-four-anti-surveillance-apps-7000016566/ By Violet Blue, June 8, 2013 -- 02:00 GMT (19:00 PDT)
"TRACKING: THE NSA'S SECRET SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS" http://www.fastcompany.com/3012652/tracking/tracking-the-nsas-secret-surveillance-programs BY ADDY DUGDALE AND NEAL UNGERLEIDER, June 10th, 7th, onward
"Five ways to stop the NSA from spying on you" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/10/five-ways-to-stop-the-nsa-from-spying-on-you/ By Timothy B. Lee, June 10 at 12:22 pm
"Letters: Snooping in web’s dark corners" http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-snooping-in-webs-dark-corners-8652499.html INDEPENDENT VOICES, Monday 10 June 2013
"The Stickers on Edward Snowden’s Laptop" http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/the-stickers-on-edward-snowdens-laptop/?_r=0 By JOHN SCHWARTZ, June 10, 2013, 2:46 pm
"Edward Snowden: A libertarian hero" http://www.salon.com/2013/06/10/edward_snowden_a_libertarian_hero/ By ANDREW LEONARD, MONDAY, JUN 10, 2013 11:31 AM PDT
"Secrecy-focused Web services find a mainstream audience" http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/secrecy-focused-web-services-find-a-mainstream-audience/2013/06/12/401c6256-d2a2-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html By Hayley Tsukayama, Published: June 12 2013
"How to keep data away from prying eyes" http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/06/12/imperfect-privacy-better-than-none/DtKNAxrZjh2soMxZw27M0O/story.html By Hiawatha Bray, JUNE 13, 2013
"How to turn a Raspberry Pi into a portable Tor proxy (Onion Pi)" http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/72150-how-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-portable-tor-proxy-onion-pi Posted June 17, 2013 - 07:33 by Trent Nouveau
"Facebook Blocks Tor Users After Heavy Malicious Activity" http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/facebook-bans-tor-anonymity-119413 On June 18, 2013 by Tom Brewster
"Facebook Did Not Intentionally Block Tor" http://www.webpronews.com/facebook-did-not-intentionally-block-tor-2013-06 By Zach Walton · June 18, 2013
"No, Facebook Is Not Deliberately Blocking Logins from TOR" http://betabeat.com/2013/06/no-facebook-is-not-deliberately-blocking-logins-from-tor/ By Jessica Roy 6/18 11:34am
"Tor users locked out of Facebook after wave of dodgy traffic" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/18/facebook_blocks_tor_traffic_over_security/ By Iain Thomson, 18th June 2013
"Facebook once again accessible via Tor" http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15098 Posted on 19 June 2013.
"Facebook's untimely block on Tor mistakenly freaks out activists" http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/06/20/facebooks-untimely-block-on-tor-mistakenly-freaks-out-activists/ by Lisa Vaas on June 20, 2013
"Hidden Web Tor helps average users and criminals avoid government snooping" http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/4191788-74/tor-computer-drugs By Andrew Conte, Saturday, June 22, 2013, 9:00 p.m.
"Protesters, criminals get around government censors using secret Web network" http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/4191790-74/tor-network-government By Andrew Conte, Published: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 9:00 p.m.
"A look into Snowden’s ‘secret chat’ with the world" http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/a-look-into-snowdens-secret-chat-with-the-world/article4841374.ece
A. SRIDHAR and S. RAGHAVENDRA, June 24, 2013 20:39 IST
"Surf Without Surveillance: Tor's Karen Reilly" http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/06/26/surf-without-surveillance-tors-karen-rei Nick Gillespie & Todd Krainin, June 26, 2013