[Security] Tor in times of PRISM, TEMPORA, Boundless Informant
Hello.
Related to the latest disclosure of intelligence activities run by the USA, GB, probably Russia and China as well there is only one significant question to me: Is a user still be able to protect it's informational self-determination - in other words his anonymity - using tor? Or at least to what extend? And how do the makers of tor want to deal with these problems?
I'd like to start a discussion from a sociological point of view. E.g. what it means when a society is needing a technic like this to be able to exist. But I am not sure if this is the right place for a discussion of this kind.
So I'll stick to the technical point of view. Hence I do not know the answer, please tread the following as questions.
1: The NSA is listening to the raw information stream that flows through the net. It is saving all encrypted information for later decryption. Hence it is not known how much capacity they have for breaking encryption - are there any plans to use a stronger encryption in tor?
2: Hence providers like BT, Vodafone, AT&T etc. are actively supporting the intelligence services - is this a problem for the weakness of the entry-point/exit-point problem? Since the providers do know who's using tor there seems to be a high possibility of identifying users.
And finally: are the makers of tor evaluating these new developments in world wide surveillance and almost endless possibilities to track people? what are the considerations to include these problems into the strategy of how to make tor safer.
Regards Sterns
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Username: Sudo Sterns