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Tor is already vulnerable to anyone that can watch a large enough portion of global network traffic. Thanks to the NSA taps on US internet use & the (recently r
by pja 13y ago
Tor is already vulnerable to anyone that can watch a large enough portion of global network traffic. Thanks to the NSA taps on US internet use & the (recently revealed) taps that GCHQ puts on EU internet traffic travelling through the UK it seems likely that the NSA can track Tor users in the US and most of Europe in real time if they choose to.
(It's fairly likely that the US has covertly tapped undersea cables elsewhere in the world as well.)
- DanBC 13y agoGCHQ monitors communications world wide. This is recently reported, but has been known for many many years. (Longer than the lifetimes of some HN readers.) It is the publicly stated mission of GCHQ.
- gambiting 13y agoYes, but at least Tor <-> Tor(.onion sites) traffic should still be secure. It's browsing the open Internet that is unsafe.