Do you use TOR? Don't count on it to be anonymous

[about_average]

Ultrasounds emitted by ads or

code hidden on a page accessed through the Tor Browser can deanonymize Tor users by making nearby phones or computers send identity beacons back to advertisers, data which contains sensitive information that state-sponsored actors can easily obtain via a subpoena.

-- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...cking-could-be-used-to-deanonymize-tor-users/

 

[Ms_Ann]

Who runs Java anymore?

 

[about_average]

Who runs Java anymore?

Java and

aren't the same thing.

A lot of web sites use the latter, my go to editor, in Windows, is the former, jEdit.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Huh...

 

[Super-Surprise]

Who uses TOR?

 

[Sean]

Who uses TOR?

Me. And a paid VPN.

 

[about_average]

Who uses TOR?

If you mean names, I have no idea. That would kind of defeat the purpose
If you mean how many..

Around 1.5M

That's just direct users, for the past year, not people who connect via bridges.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Me. And a paid VPN.

Why do feel it's necessary to hide your online activities?

 

[about_average]

Why do feel it's necessary to hide your online activities?

That's the point of TOR, it's no ones business but his.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Me. And a paid VPN.

Yep....I use a service from a country that doesn't keep records so nobody can summon them.

Why do feel it's necessary to hide your online activities?

Why does anyone feel it's necessary to track and publicize them?

 

[Ms_Ann]

That's the point of TOR, it's no ones business but his.

Yep....I use a service from a country that doesn't keep records so nobody can summon them.





Why does anyone feel it's necessary to track and publicize them?

Not if it is being used for illegal activities. I signed up to win a tv when I bought my new used car. Here come da spam...

 

[BotanyBoy]

Not if it is being used for illegal activities.

EVERYTHING is fuckin' illegal.

The term has become meaningless.....

 

[Ms_Ann]

EVERYTHING is fuckin' illegal.

The term has become meaningless.....

Unless it's your stuff they're stealing...

 

[BotanyBoy]

Unless it's your stuff they're stealing...

Who is they and how do you suppose they are stealing from me?

The only "people" or entity interested in doing that as far as I know is the US Government.

 

[OldJourno]

Who runs Java anymore?

Keurig.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Who is they and how do you suppose they are stealing from me?

The only "people" or entity interested in doing that as far as I know is the US Government.

Hey...it's hard enough keeping an eye on my own stuff .

 

[islandman]

Are typical speakers on a TV, radio or PC even capable of emitting ultrasounds?

 

[about_average]

Are typical speakers on a TV, radio or PC even capable of emitting ultrasounds?

Apparently

can-computer-speakers-emit-ultrasound

 

[islandman]

Apparently

can-computer-speakers-emit-ultrasound

From your link:

No. "Active" speakers with their own power supply and amplifier will usually have filters in them that roll off above 22kHz. They're not designed to be capable of emitting ultrasound, and the filtering is there to eliminate induced noise from other sources.

You might be able to get very weak ultrasound out of a small passive speaker, but again it's not designed for frequencies above audio.

 

[about_average]

Not if it is being used for illegal activities.

It doesn't have to be illegal for some entities to think it's their business.

 

[Ms_Ann]

It doesn't have to be illegal for some entities to think it's their business.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Get a cat. They can hear ultrasound. If your cat is staring at or hunting around a device it could be emitting ultrasounds.

 

[Sean]

Just some of the agencies allowed to access our web activities thsnks to the Snoopers Charter passed by our wonderful Conservative government last year:

Metropolitan police force
City of London police force
Police forces maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996
Police Service of Scotland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
British Transport Police
Ministry of Defence Police
Royal Navy Police
Royal Military Police
Royal Air Force Police
Security Service
Secret Intelligence Service
GCHQ
Ministry of Defence
Department of Health
Home Office
Ministry of Justice
National Crime Agency
HM Revenue & Customs
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
NHS trusts and foundation trusts in England that provide ambulance services
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
Competition and Markets Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland
Department of Justice in Northern Ireland
Financial Conduct Authority
Fire and rescue authorities under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Scotland
Gambling Commission
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
Health and Safety Executive
Independent Police Complaints Commissioner
Information Commissioner
NHS Business Services Authority
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation
Office of Communications
Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
Scottish Ambulance Service Board
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Serious Fraud Office
Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust

 

[Ms_Ann]

Just some of the agencies allowed to access our web activities thsnks to the Snoopers Charter passed by our wonderful Conservative government last year:

Metropolitan police force
City of London police force
Police forces maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996
Police Service of Scotland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
British Transport Police
Ministry of Defence Police
Royal Navy Police
Royal Military Police
Royal Air Force Police
Security Service
Secret Intelligence Service
GCHQ
Ministry of Defence
Department of Health
Home Office
Ministry of Justice
National Crime Agency
HM Revenue & Customs
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
NHS trusts and foundation trusts in England that provide ambulance services
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
Competition and Markets Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland
Department of Justice in Northern Ireland
Financial Conduct Authority
Fire and rescue authorities under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Scotland
Gambling Commission
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
Health and Safety Executive
Independent Police Complaints Commissioner
Information Commissioner
NHS Business Services Authority
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation
Office of Communications
Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
Scottish Ambulance Service Board
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Serious Fraud Office
Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust

Yeah. That's why we kicked your meddling asses out of The New World.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Just some of the agencies allowed to access our web activities thsnks to the Snoopers Charter passed by our wonderful Conservative government last year:

Metropolitan police force
City of London police force
Police forces maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996
Police Service of Scotland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
British Transport Police
Ministry of Defence Police
Royal Navy Police
Royal Military Police
Royal Air Force Police
Security Service
Secret Intelligence Service
GCHQ
Ministry of Defence
Department of Health
Home Office
Ministry of Justice
National Crime Agency
HM Revenue & Customs
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
NHS trusts and foundation trusts in England that provide ambulance services
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
Competition and Markets Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland
Department of Justice in Northern Ireland
Financial Conduct Authority
Fire and rescue authorities under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Scotland
Gambling Commission
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
Health and Safety Executive
Independent Police Complaints Commissioner
Information Commissioner
NHS Business Services Authority
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation
Office of Communications
Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
Scottish Ambulance Service Board
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Serious Fraud Office
Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust

Gotta love that big gubbmint.