FBI Hunt For Child Porn Thwarted By Tor

v3rgEz writes "Documents released by the FBI provide an unusual inside look at how the agency is struggling to penetrate 'darknet' Onion sites routed through Tor, the online privacy tool funded in part by government grants to help global activists. In this case, agents were unable to pursue specific leads about an easily available child pornography site, while files withheld indicate that the FBI has ongoing investigations tied to the Silk Road marketplace, a popular, anonymous Tor site for buying and selling drugs and other illegal materials." Sounds similar to the problems that plagued freenet.

Comments

Re:Why is CP illegal?

[Dahamma]

No it's not. Drug possession is also a crime.

And calling "manga" illegal is about as misleadingly stupid as calling "books" or "movies" illegal just because it's possible to create child pornography in the medium. These aren't subtle distinctions, if you can't tell the difference between a comic book and child porn you are a pretty twisted person.

Re:It doesn't matter

[spire3661]

Nobody HAPPILY pays taxes. It is theft at gunpoint. Either you pay, or you are subject to punishment. There is no opting out. Im not trying ot sound like a anti-tax nut, its just the reality of the situation.