American Library Will Distribute USB Sticks With Privacy OS

The American library that previously defied all the Department of Homeland Security to run a Tor server does again of himself speaking, there is in fact decided to show a film about Snowden and USB sticks with the privacy operating system Tails to distribute to library visitors.

It is the Kilton Public Library in West Lebanon (New Hampshire), a community with 3500 inhabitants. The library was in the news because it had decided to set up a Tor server. The Tor network allows users to hide their IP address and visit censored websites. After an e-mail from the Department of Homeland Security and concerns of the police and the local administration, the library decided to temporarily stop the Tor server, but came back to that later turned server back on.

Among other things Edward Snowden responded to the decision by the library. Due to the positive reactions and tweet Snowden, the library authorities now decided next Tuesday Citizenfour, to show the documentary about Snowden, reports Valley News. In addition, USB sticks will be distributed to the privacy OS Tails. Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a complete operating system that can be used from a DVD or USB stick. It is based on Debian and contains various tools to access the Internet anonymously. For example, among other things, made ​​use of the Tor-network.

Tor Browser Enhances Privacy And YouTube Support

For Internet users who want to protect their anonymity and privacy on the web is a completely new version of Tor Browser appeared. It is the first version of Tor Browser 5.0 . Besides several vulnerabilities that are fixed This version contains several measures to protect user privacy.

For example, there are added protective measures to prevent identification on the basis of key strokes. The NoScript whitelist is reset. NoScript is a Firefox extension that prevents the execution of scripts on websites. NoScript uses a whitelist of domains where scripting is allowed. The reason for the reset is that NoScript previous updates certain areas were added to the whitelist. To avoid repetition NoScript will not be able to update the whitelist. Further supporting the playback of HTML5 video on YouTube improved.

Zero day

Tor Browser is based on Firefox. Recently, a zero-day flaw was used in the PDF reader Firefox to attack users. According to the Tor Project, the developer of Tor Browser, the problem was not present in version 4.5 of Tor Browser. Users of the trial version of Tor Browser 5.0 were vulnerable. However, the attack could not be carried out if the security slider Tor Browser stood tall. The browser has recently acquired a slider that allows users to specify the security level. Updating to the new versions of Tor Browser via the browser or Torproject.org . Globally, 2.5 million people use the Tor network.

Tor Protects Users From Identification Through Fonts

Each day, some 2.5 million people use the Tor network to protect their privacy and identity on the Internet. The easiest way to browse through the Tor network Tor Browser. This software consists of a modified Firefox version and software that connects to the Tor network.

Tor users get the advice , for example, not logging into websites or other identifying information on websites leave behind.Additionally Tor Browser warns the user maximizes his browser window. The maximum resolution of a display can namely be used for tracking. Another way to track Internet users is on the basis of the fonts used. Something that investigators earlier this year have shown ( pdf ).

In a new test version of Tor Browser 5 was therefore decided to use the same fonts for all supported platforms. According to the developers of Tor, it is a "experimental protection". These new privacy measures will also be included in the final version of Tor Browser 5, which is scheduled for next week.

Hacking Team Had Conceived Attack On Tor Users

The Italian developer of government spyware Hacking Team had thought an attack on users of the Tor network, according to a presentation that was captured at the company and analyzed by the Tor Project. The Italian company said recently that it had an exploit for Tor Browser, the browser used to connect to the Tor network can be made.

Based on a preliminary analysis of the data by Hacking Team were stolen this turns out not to be the case. This week published an attacker about 400GB of files were from Hacking Teams network. Including a presentation on attacking encrypted connections and Tor users were found. The attack Hacking Team had thought comes down to that first briefly a target had to be chosen.

Next to be determined is how users connect to the internet. After this, the hardware would Hacking Team on the local network, such as the ISP, be put down. Next, wait until the user was using it with a different browser. By adding an exploit on the pages visited by the user, for example via the Adobe Flash Player flaw which Hacking Team disposal, the computer might be infected with malware.

If the control was obtained over the computer users of the Tor Browser could be set to use a socks proxy on a remote server that is owned by Hacking Team. This way, the user would not use the Tor client that is part of the Tor Browser, but the Tor client Hacking Team. Thus Hacking Team can view traffic before it goes to the Tor network.

Scalable

According to Tor Project, the organization that maintains the Tor network, the attack of the Italian company is not very scalable. In addition, attackers who control over a user's computer also have many other ways have to fall further users. At issue in this case mass surveillance but targeted surveillance. As a solution, the Tor Project recommends Tails, an operating system focused on privacy that does not use local "resources".

"Ultimately, security down here on having secure browsers. That's why we work hard to Tor Browser to create more resistant to attacks, but the lesson in this case is that they attack the weakest link in your system, and in the case of Hacking Team Tor Browser is not the weakest link, " says Tor developer Roger Dingledine.

Starter Looking For Stolen Corporate Data On The 'Dark Web'

An American starter has developed a solution that can find stolen corporate data on the Dark Web. The Dark Web is the name for websites and services through anonymity networks like Tor and I2P are accessible. It regularly happens that compromised or stolen corporate data at market places and forums for cyber criminals appear on the Tor network.

Terbium Labs, founded by two researchers from the Johns Hopkins University, proposes that these data are very fast on both the accessible Internet as the Dark Web can find, so the compromised company can be alerted in question. In this way, a leak can be found within seconds or minutes rather than months, as claimed by the investigators.

To do this, first a "digital fingerprint" made the important business files and data. Then there is the Dark Web and Internet for these prints. According to him, would have the company in this way in just 30.000 seconds stolen credit cards and 6,000 compromised email addresses find you.

Criticism Of Assange And Appelbaum Because Sony-Mails

Both WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as Tor developer Jacob Appelbaum said to be in favor of privacy and internet freedom, but this does not seem to hold true for the employees of Sony. WikiLeaks recently published an archive of e-mails and documents that were stolen by Sony.

Appelbaum, who in addition to his role as a developer of the Tor software also volunteered with WikiLeaks is involved , was recently interviewed by Fusion . There he lets first know that any form of surveillance is illegal. "Everyone has the right to privacy and should know that his emails are not read, even if the horrible people like the police in Ferguson."

For large enterprises has Appelbaum less understanding. He thinks it is right that WikiLeaks published the stolen Sony emails. As Appelbaum puts the Sony summit as "racist bastards" who have been "negligent". The statements of the Tor developer as the actions of Julian Assange to put the stolen Sony-mails online can count on criticism of the media. Both columnists Business Insider as The Guardian denounced the double standard that seem to handle the two privacy activists

WikiLeaks Publishes, Thousands Of Stolen Sony-Mails

Whistleblower site Wikileaks has once again thousands of e-mails late last year at Sony Pictures Entertainment were stolen published. The e-mails have been added to an online archive that WikiLeaks last month put online and that all 30,000 documents and more than 173,000 e-mails to and from more than 2,200 Sony email addresses contained. That made ​​the whistleblower site known via Twitter .

According to WikiLeaks, the stolen e-mails and documents newsworthy and the online archive offers a special glimpse into the workings of a large "mystery" multinational ties with both the White House and the US military-industrial complex would have. After the online publication of the " Sony Archive "Sony responded furiously condemning WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks Weather Accepts Submissions Fom Whistleblowers

WikiLeaks yesterday evening put a new system online so that it can receive further submissions from whistleblowers. Through the system, which is still in beta and the Tor network uses, according to WikiLeaks people can upload files anonymously.

The announcement late WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange know there was going to be four possible solutions examined which whistleblowers can upload files. Previous solutions, however, would not provide sufficient protection against government surveillance. One of the problems with public systems, "bootstrapping" writes Assange, who still resides in the Embassy of Ecuador in London.

"The fact that a source for instructions see how they can upload material can be used as evidence against him as the SSL key is cracked. To avoid this we have complete instructions and keys placed on millions WikiLeaks pages," said Assange .Moreover, using the "submit" button for uploading files would hardly generate network traffic because the data are downloaded every time someone looks at a WikiLeaks page.

Tor Is Promoting Use Of Hidden Websites

The Tor network not only provides users the ability to hide their IP address, even turning and visiting hidden sites and services is possible. And it is this feature of Tor developers who now want to bring wider attention.

Through the hidden sites and services, on the Tor network if hidden services identified, people can share information anonymously and safely. So bloggers, activists, journalists and organizations under other totalitarian regimes use it.Newspapers like the Washington Post and Human Rights organizations like Amnesty International use them again to receive leaked information. "The potential of hidden services is huge and much still needs to be explored there," said Tor developers.They want to make the technology therefore accessible to a larger audience.

The Tor developers look for hidden services namely an important role when it comes to the future of secure communication.To realize this, the uses of hidden services will have to be increased, there must be mobile support for mobile applications and will eventually also the number of people that have to grow hidden services used. At this time, approximately 4% of the Tor-traffic originating from hidden services. To determine where the emphasis will be launched a crowd funding campaign on.

While looking for the Tor Project ideas for hidden services to crowd funded. Meanwhile, there are three ideas conceived, including an information for administrators of hidden services and hidden services where anonymity is paramount but speed.In this case, the hidden service will not care about their own anonymity, but that visitors anonymously and securely connect through the Tor network. It involves, for example initiatives of Facebook and Reddit to also be active in the Tor network.Other ideas via this page to reach out to.

New Video Shows Importance Of Tor Anonymous Internet

The developers of the Tor anonymizing network together with a development studio a short animated video created that shows the importance of the Internet Gate and anonymous. Through the Tor network Internet users can protect their IP address and example visit censored websites.

According to the video walk Internet users in the use of a normal browser is a risk that they are all leak personal information without that they see this immediately. Tor, however, would protect users' privacy and identity. "Tor protects your connection with three encryption layers and let it through three managed servers run by volunteers around the world. This allows us to communicate anonymously on the Internet."

Because Tor users look exactly the same, it is difficult for parties that monitors to identify users, which provides anonymity.The more people use Tor, the stronger the network, since it is easier to hide in a group of people who look the same, according to the video. In addition, Internet activists and bloggers help repressive regimes by also using Tor or run a Tor server.