We read the Whisper and Secret fine print so you don’t have to
Because we all need to know what we’re getting ourselves into.
On Feb 19, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
This facial recognition app is everything you fear about Google Glass
Nametag, a new app from the Facial Network, hasn’t been approved by Google, but that’s not stopping the company from moving forward.
On Feb 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
The FBI is using captured TorMail emails in criminal investigations
If you ever used TorMail, the FBI is making its way through your inbox.
On Jan 27, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The year the Deep Web went mainstream
The meteoric rise and ultimate fall of Silk Road cast a new light on the role of technology in the war on drugs.
On Jan 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
As Silk Road 2.0 struggles, new black markets look beyond Tor
A new group believes there’s a different path to take toward black-market nirvana.
On Dec 26, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
How to create a new real-life identity on the Deep Web
Through anonymous black markets on the Deep Web, social networks, and proxy services, visual artist Curtis Wallen created a new identity.
On Nov 10, 2013 by [email protected]
Tor and the rise of anonymity networks
In the wake of the NSA leaks, anonymous networks are experiencing a surge in popularity.
On Oct 24, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
This is the world’s first Bitcoin brothel
Yet another business of dubious legality embraces virtual currency.
On Sep 26, 2013 by Miles Klee
How Bitcoin and Tor fail to obscure your identity
Think you’re a master of Internet stealth? Think again.
On Sep 11, 2013 by Miles Klee
New social network uses numbers, not names, for user IDs
In response to Facebook gathering as much information as possible about its users, Social Number launched last week and doesn’t even require your name.
On Jan 25, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Anonymous you: what we’d really lose
Chris R. Albon: What the real value of anonymity online is, who benefits from it, and what we’ll lose if it goes away.
On Dec 5, 2012 by [email protected]
YouTube rolls out face blurring tool to all users
For the first time, citizen journalists can easily offer anonymity to the people in their YouTube videos.
On Jul 19, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
The real-life dangers of Facebook’s real name policy
Facebook has shut down La Gringa’s page, demanding she pony up her real identity. The only problem: revealing her true name could put her in grave danger.
On Oct 25, 2011 by Kevin Morris
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