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Tor says it’s "still safe" amid reports of police deanonymizing users (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 day ago by KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 hours ago

I have considered Tor safe for illicit activities for at least half a decade. Luckily, there's no need for me to be on there. But this is bad news for people living in places where speech is heavily regulated plus journalists and would-be whistle-blowers.