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Tor Project gets whole new board of directors

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Tor Project’s entire board of directors has stepped down and announced their successors. Among them are the noted “security guru” Bruce Schneier and Cindy Cohn, the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The switch was announced by the departing board on Wednesday. “As Tor’s board of directors, we consider it our duty to ensure that the Tor Project has the best possible leadership. The importance of Tor’s mission requires it; the public standing … More → Continue reading Tor Project gets whole new board of directors→

Tor Project tests new tool for foiling de-anonymization attacks

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Upcoming hardened releases of the Tor Browser will use a new technique aimed at preventing de-anonymization efforts by anyone who might want to mount them. Created by a group of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and dubbed “selfrando,” the technique allows for enhanced and practical load-time randomization. Selfrando is significantly more effective than standard address space layout randomization (ASLR) techniques currently used by Firefox and other mainstream browsers, the researchers say. The technique … More → Continue reading Tor Project tests new tool for foiling de-anonymization attacks→

Tor Project exploring ways to keep its software and users safe

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In view of the recent legal battle between the FBI and Apple regarding phone encryption, and this article revealing that there have been many instances where the US Department of Justice demanded source code and private encryption keys from tech companies, the Tor Project decided to voice their support for Apple, and to outline their current protections against their software being backdoored, as well as their active work on adding new ones. “For all of … More → Continue reading Tor Project exploring ways to keep its software and users safe→