If you're just lurking then you're committing no crimes, and sure if you've ever even googled "Tor" or "Tails" the NSA will have you marked for it anyway. [1]

If you're just lurking then you're committing no crimes, and sure if you've ever even googled "Tor" or "Tails" the NSA will have you marked for it anyway. [1] I decided to fire up Tor and have a look at the places mentioned in the article, having previously browsed (but never used) Silk Road before it was busted out of similar curiosity. They're basically as described. It's fairly disturbing that these exist. I don't mind people buying and selling drugs, as people are going to do that, but on these same market places people are selling identities, fraud equipment (POS and ATM skimmers), stolen credit card details, funds from hacked accounts and, most disturbingly, weapons. The weapons are by far the worst aspect of it. There's listings for everything from 3D printed guns through to modified AK47s that are now fully automatic. Worst of all, there is materials listed for making explosives, as well as components like fuses and switches. I hate to think of whose hands these things end up in. 1. http://www.cnet.com/news/nsa-likely-targets-anybody-whos-tor-curious/ http://www.cnet.com/news/nsa-likely-targets-anybody-whos-tor...