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Russia Posts $110,000 Bounty For Cracking Tor's Privacy

Posted by Soulskill on from the what-happens-in-siberia-stays-in-siberia dept.

hypnosec writes: The government of Russia has announced a ~$110,000 bounty to anyone who develops technology to identify users of Tor, an anonymising network capable of encrypting user data and hiding the identity of its users. The public description (in Russian) of the project has been removed now and it only reads "cipher 'TOR' (Navy)." The ministry said it is looking for experts and researchers to "study the possibility of obtaining technical information about users and users' equipment on the Tor anonymous network."

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  1. Transparency FTW! by xfizik · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And they say Russia is too secretive. This is the pinnacle of transparency!

    1. Re:Transparency FTW! by EvilSS · · Score: 4, Insightful

      And they say Russia is too secretive. This is the pinnacle of transparency!

      It frightens me that this is both funny and insightful at the same time.

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  2. Soooo .. by OzPeter · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm supposed to give an oppressive government details on how to crack a piece of software, and they'll give me (pinky to mouth) $100,000?

    This is the same government that plays around with nuclear tipped umbrellas isn't it? That likes to shoot down civilian planes? If so what guarantees do I have that 1) I'll get the money, or 2) that I'll live to tell the tale?

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    1. Re:Soooo .. by hguorbray · · Score: 4, Insightful

      So who is the capitalist now?

      the Russians who are opening up this request for a solution to the marketplace

      or the Americans, who have a State agency (albeit staffed by contractors) which builds tools like this behind closed doors

      I must have overlooked the fact that this is opposite century or something....

      -I'm just sayin'