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Anonabox Accused of Lying About Its Product Being Open-Source On Kickstarter
blottsie writes The "anonabox" has raised more than $550,000 on Kickstarter in only three days. But some believe the company's claims that the router-like device, which is said to automatically route users' Internet traffic through Tor, is entirely open-source are false. Anonabox developer August Germar tells the Daily Dot, however, that the device was commissioned specifically to run their code.
Surely that would settle this silly dispute. Either the code is there, or it is not.
Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once.
Anyone who contributes money to a Kickstarter project deserves what they get.
I didn't use Kickstarter, but I backed a game while the devs were still asking for funding on both Kickstarter and a few other places. I got a great, worthy game and didn't feel even the tiniest amount cheated out of my money: the game was Shadowrun Returns. Does that mean I deserve great, enjoyable games?
Nope, it means you were lucky!
Even if everything on it is properly implemented, which is doubtful, the device will be completely insecure for ordinary, non-expert users. To use Tor securely, the endpoint communication software must be properly anonymized, Java and Javascript disabled, etc. Use Tails or Tor browser bundle on an encrypted home partition of a well-patched system instead.