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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 08 2019, @02:19AM   Printer-friendly
from the equal-opportunity-dark-net dept.

The Tor Project, which created the Tor browser and administers it to this day, says it isn't surprised or takes issue with the CIA using its software.

"We believe onion services are a key next step in securing the web, similar to the standardization of https as more secure configuration than http, so it[sic] that sense, it is not a surprise that the CIA would want to take advantage of the privacy and security protections that onion services provide," said Stephanie Whited the communications director for the Tor Project in an email to Motherboard. "Tor software is free and open source, and so anyone can use it, including the CIA."

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwnyew/the-cia-will-use-its-new-dark-web-site-to-collect-anonymous-tips


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday May 08 2019, @02:11PM (4 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 08 2019, @02:11PM (#840768) Journal

    Define "vast". You city boys probably think ten or twenty acres is "vast".

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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday May 09 2019, @04:36AM (3 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Thursday May 09 2019, @04:36AM (#841201) Homepage Journal

    My guys(& ladies) did Precision Bombing, very successfully, in Raqqa. Check pictures!! dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5005501/Shocking-photos-city-Raqqa.html [dailymail.co.uk]

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 09 2019, @01:28PM (2 children)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 09 2019, @01:28PM (#841313) Journal

      A sobering thought for you: Imagine that is a US city.

      Also, from your link,

      Experts believe the defeat of ISIS at Raqqa may only be the start of a wider struggle by the United States to contain any insurgency launched by the militant group and to stabilize the region,

      We all realized that's a lie, right? We have done little else than to DEstablize the entire mideast, since the 1940's. Before then, actually. Where is the old Ottoman? Who destroyed the modern democracy in Iran? What did we go into Iraq for? Neither the US, nor the UK, nor the West collectively, wants the mideast to be stable.

      • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday May 09 2019, @03:05PM (1 child)

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Thursday May 09 2019, @03:05PM (#841351) Homepage Journal

        I already imagined it. And I said, our drones (and others) are very precise. But, also powerful. Very powerful. My military has to bomb in front of your house, it's going to be a bad situation in the back too. And possibly they'll bomb the back too. To make sure.

        Middle East, the biggest thing is the oil. Tremendous amount of oil coming out of there. And, tremendous amounts in the ground. We don't want it to come out too fast. Because our oil industry will be totally devastated. And, we don't want it to come out too slowly. Because the rest of our Economy will absolutely tank. Like it did in 1973. We want, in between. And I've been working very closely with Saudi Arabia on that one. They open up what's known as, the tap. When it needs to be opened. And, they close it when it needs to be closed. To keep the price right. If you know The Price Is Right with Drew Carey. It's like that but with more Arabs. Many Arabs and hopefully we can start getting along better with Russia. Because they can pump a lot of oil too. A lot and I've had some great talks with President Putin.

        George Bush the 2nd., very foolishly sent his military into Iraq. And, didn't get the oil. Biggest mistake ever. Now, Iran is threatening us. They're not good people. And possibly they'll get us into a war. If it happens -- I won't forget the oil. Trust me, I won't forget. Because they have the 2nd. most oil in ground -- known as Proven Reserve. The 1st. being, Venezuela. Two horrific situations and our magnificent CIA, I assume, is working very hard on those. I mean, they have to be, right? They move in mysterious ways!!!!

        • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 09 2019, @04:41PM

          by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 09 2019, @04:41PM (#841392) Journal

          Iraqi oil is serving it's purpose just fine. The Chinese are getting the lion's share of it, which decreases their competition against us elsewhere. That wasn't exactly what Bush and company had in mind - they wanted to put a markup on the oil before China could get it. But, screw Bush and company, they don't need that markup.