Tor. Information and download here.

[Peter Presland]

Any sound alternatives Peter?

David, Tor seems to be 'state of the art' right now. It's just that ANY such anonymising system will inevitably become a target for the spooks. That article simply suggested a potential vulnerability which made technical sense to me.

I know that, if I were in possession of super-sensitive information that I wanted to get to the likes of Wikileaks - or wherever - whilst minimising the risk of being caught at it, Tor is still the network I'd use. I'd also send it just once to a single destination then wait for a week or two to see what happens.

If the purpose of using it is simply to hide your browsing habits from the commercial data-harvesters, then I reckon Tor is still a very effective solution. Also, it is a good way to circumvent an ISP or China-type 'firewall' block on specific sites since Tor entry nodes change constantly.

The thing is, with the extent and sophistication of internet surveillance being what it has lately become, there cannot be any cast-iron guarantees about maintaining anonymity when it comes to information that the State regards as sensitive.

BTW, I don't claim serious in-depth technical expertise on this sort of stuff. I just take a keen techi-type interest, that's all.

[David Guyatt]

Thanks Peter. I take your point. Everything can be broken providing enough time and assets are thrown at it.

Your knowledge on the subject is a heck of a LOT more than mine, I assure you. :embarassed:

[Peter Presland]

Thanks Peter. I take your point. Everything can be broken providing enough time and assets are thrown at it.

Your knowledge on the subject is a heck of a LOT more than mine, I assure you. :embarassed:

David brief additional info:

Searching for that article I quoted above (didn't find it) I put 'Tor vulnerabilities' through a Google search. It produced a lot of hits, one of the most interesting of which is here.

It is a slide show type presentation by the developers of Tor themselves to a recent cryptology symposium. They are ruthlessly honest about past, fixed and possible present vulnerabilities. It gets a bit technical but it does illustrate the minefield that glib offers of internet anonymity has become.

[David Guyatt]

Thanks Peter. I very much respect honesty of that kind. They're a good outfit, I think.