By granting every federal magistrate judge the right to issue a warrant for anyone using Tor, anonymity on the Internet may become a serious offense. Moreover, if the US Congress does not undertake action to fight this ruling, it will go into effect as soon as December 2016.
As a result, the FBI can then legally search computers running Tor remotely, even if they have no idea where the machine is located or what it is being used for. Simply having anonymity software installed on a computer would be reason enough for the FBI to investigate that user to “combat cyber crime.”
This ruling approval comes on the heels of media headlines detailing how over 1 million consumers use Tor to access Facebook. For every single illegal use case for anonymity software, there are hundreds, if not thousands legal ones. If this ruling gets approved, many innocent users will be spied upon by the FBI for no reason whatsoever.
Moreover, this would allow the FBI to spy on Bitcoin users all over the world if they use Tor software to anonymize their wallets as well. Ever since the shutdown of Silk Road, law enforcement agencies have been looking at ways to track Bitcoin users’ identities on the dark web. While nothing has been set in stone yet, this ruling is a grave concern for privacy in the US and beyond.
http://themerkle.com/fbi-can-obtain-a-warrant-if-you-run-tor-come-december/
>>1246099
thank god i don't live in an imbecile police nanny state.
Fucking pigs m8
>>1246102
>have some neckbeard agent remotely scope my porn in the process of catching an identity thief
>live in povertyland and have entire family raped by invading muslims while welcoming them with spread cheeks
I'll take option A
>>1246099
>Moreover, this would allow the FBI to spy on Bitcoin users all over the world if they use Tor software to anonymize their wallets as well
Good. Fuck bitcoin.
>For every single illegal use case for anonymity software, there are hundreds, if not thousands legal ones
Besides pedophiles, terrorists, and drug dealers who uses tor
>>1246216
sadly this
i'm a big advocate of privacy and cryptography and i would love to use tor but damn it's fucking slow and ruins the entire experience. it's kinda like having sex wearing an entire box of condoms (all at once).
>>1246099
>tor is anonymous browser
>only because of legislation
really now, obviously its not working right if you can be spied on.
Good, fuck Tor.
Run your own VPN you dumbasses
>>1246159
nice memes you got there, burger.
how about you leave your little inbred redneck town and go see the world?
>>1246290
This?
>>1246530
>Silicon Valley
>inbred red neck town
Ok, Sven. Your pilgrimage to Mecca leaves in 5, don't be late!
>>1246846
I'm not even Swedish, I must admit that they are fucked indeed.
But don't believe everything you read on /pol/ my friend and keep these memes contained.
>60%
>>1246273
The funny part is I like to intentionally make my checks for over $10,000 just so I get the attention of the IRS.
>>1247055
you sound lonely
Story seems like bunk. I can't really corroborate it.
>>1247556
Ok so it is real I guess. It's not going to go through though.
