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3. TOR has gained immense popularity in the wake of the NSA leaks.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 02:15 AM

Aug 2013

As an effective means of disguising much of your internet activity.

First things first, that article in the OP is convoluted as hell. Secondly, it places great emphasis on the connection between child pornography and other illegal activity and TOR. Which might represent an excellent propaganda technique raised by the security industry against TOR and its supporters.

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Child porn bust takes off 1/2 of TOR's hidden sites offline [View all] Maraya1969 Aug 2013 OP

I'm more than slightly suspicious at the timing of this article/bust. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #1

Color me dumb or tired but I don't understand your skepticism. Can you explain? Maraya1969 Aug 2013 #2

TOR has gained immense popularity in the wake of the NSA leaks. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #3

If I go into TOR will I end up with malware and viruses? Then again those sites are from TOR. Maraya1969 Aug 2013 #4

TOR is simply a browser that reroutes searches through a network of computers. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #5

Tor is also used by a lot of governments Warpy Aug 2013 #12

You think it's unlike that purveyors of child porn would want to use TOR? pnwmom Aug 2013 #6

Are you attempting to equate all pornography with kiddy porn? Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #7

Nope. I am not. I'm saying it's a subset that would be ESPECIALLY interested in anonymity. pnwmom Aug 2013 #8

I think everyone who searches porn wants anonymity. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #9

Except it really doesn't give you anonymity... Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #11

The good old, "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" right? davidn3600 Aug 2013 #10

Is this guy going to be charged with kiddie porn SwissTony Aug 2013 #13

Hmmm. Interesting point. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #14

The thing with Google and any other search engine that sends out bots justiceischeap Aug 2013 #15