Welcome to the thirty-sixth issue in 2015 of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that covers what’s happening in the Tor community. Tails 1.6 is out Tails 1.6, a minor release of the anonymous live operating system, was put out… Read More ›
Archive for October 2015
Tor Weekly News — October 31st, 2015
Welcome to the thirty-seventh issue in 2015 of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that covers what’s happening in the Tor community. IETF reserves .onion as a Special-Use Domain Name Several years of effort by Tor Project members and contributors… Read More ›
Crypto is For Everyone—and American History Proves It
Over the last year, law enforcement officials around the world have been pressing hard on the notion that without a magical “backdoor” to access the content of any and all encrypted communications by ordinary people, they’ll be totally incapable of… Read More ›
6 Spooky Ways Local Law Enforcement Is Watching You
A day in the life of the surveillance state Often, the discussion on government surveillance in the US is all about the NSA or the FBI. But the feds aren’t the only ones spying on you. Local law enforcement has… Read More ›
Last British Detainee At Guantanamo Goes Home — Eight Years After Being Cleared for Release
Almost 14 years after he was first detained by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Shaker Aamer, the last British detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, was released from the prison today and repatriated back to his home in England. In a statement issued… Read More ›
Stupid Patent of the Month: Precision Trolling Says It Owns The Idea of Putting Lure Data on a Device
We’ve long been concerned about “patent trolls”—companies that don’t produce anything themselves but buy patents, then make their money by threatening and even suing companies that are producing products. But today we’re going to discuss a different kind of trolling:… Read More ›
Days Before Runaway Military Blimp, Another Blimp Accident in Kabul Killed Five
The runaway military surveillance blimp that came loose from an Army base in Maryland on Wednesday dragged its torn tether through power lines in two Pennsylvania counties before crashing into the woods. But at least no one died. The same… Read More ›
U.S. to Send Special Operations Forces to Syria
President Obama has authorized the deployment of a small contingent of elite U.S. troops to northern Syria as part of the campaign against the Islamic State, also known as ISIL, a senior administration official tells The Intercept. The White House… Read More ›
Tor Messenger Beta: Chat over Tor, Easily
Today we are releasing a new, beta version of Tor Messenger, based on Instantbird, an instant messaging client developed in the Mozilla community. What is it? Tor Messenger is a cross-platform chat program that aims to be secure by default… Read More ›
Resolved: Debate Win for Inmates Against Harvard Shows Benefits of Higher Education Behind Bars
Despite their stellar record, a loss by the Harvard University debate team wouldn’t normally be national, let alone international, news. But one match last month wasn’t your typical sparring contest. Three members of the Harvard team squared off with opponents… Read More ›