[tor-talk] BBC: NSA and GCHQ agents 'leak Tor bugs', alleges developer

Michael Wolf mikewolf at riseup.net
Mon Aug 25 02:43:56 UTC 2014


I haven't seen this mentioned here, but thought it would be of interest
to the list.  Perhaps something for TWN?

"NSA and GCHQ agents 'leak Tor bugs', alleges developer"
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28886462

> Spies from both countries have been working on finding flaws in Tor, a popular way of anonymously accessing "hidden" sites.
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> But the team behind Tor says other spies are tipping them off, allowing them to quickly fix any vulnerabilities.
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> The agencies declined to comment.
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> The allegations were made in an interview given to the BBC by Andrew Lewman, who is responsible for all the Tor Project's operations.
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> He said leaks had come from both the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the US National Security Agency (NSA).
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> ...



A transcript of the interview can be found here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28886465


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