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Uncloaking Tor Browser users with DRM-protected files - Help Net Security

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2017-02-03 12:18:04
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MrPlow [soylentnews.org] writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

DRM-protected media files can be used to reveal Tor Browser users' actual IP address and therefore possibly reveal their identity.

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/02/03/uncloaking-tor-browser-users-drm-protected-files/ [helpnetsecurity.com]

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