Re:Russia’s Plan to Crack Tor Crumbles
by secfirstmd on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @05:21PM
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Really really doubt it. I would lean much more towards the Russian government wanting to be able to demask Tor users.
Re:Russia’s Plan to Crack Tor Crumbles
by themattbook on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @05:31PM
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You're probably right. After thinking about it, why would Russia even bother unless it was to obtain something they didn't already have.
So the next question is, why abandon the efforts?
One thing to keep in mind when reading about government efforts to attack security software is that one part of the government may not have access to, or even know about, the capabilities of another part of the government. Or even capabilities of people within the same agency!
Re:Russia’s Plan to Crack Tor Crumbles
by secfirstmd on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @05:49PM
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One hand not talking to the other = Every government ever... :)
Re:Russia’s Plan to Crack Tor Crumbles
by themattbook on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @06:16PM
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Duly noted! It all makes sense now. :)
Upon reading the original bounty, which stated the purpose was "to study the possibility of obtaining technical information on users and users' equipment of Tor anonymous network..." Could it be possible that Russia's intentions with Tor are purely ethical? Perhaps verifying it's integrity or seeing with their own eyes the benefits before investing?