"Anonymity & Traceability" (.pdf - 29 pages)
OutlineTRACEABILITY
ANONYMITY
- When IP addresses do and don't work
- Finding the account
- Finding the person
- Complications
- Types of anonymity
- MIX networks
- Two real systems: TOR & JAP
"Anonymity & Traceability" (.pdf - 29 pages)
OutlineTRACEABILITY
ANONYMITY
- When IP addresses do and don't work
- Finding the account
- Finding the person
- Complications
- Types of anonymity
- MIX networks
- Two real systems: TOR & JAP
The Times has an article which mentions wikileaks in connection with techniques which terrorists or their sympathisers might use to distribute kidnap/torture/murder videos online.
This is somewhat ironic, given that the article is prompted by leaks and briefings from anonymous "security sources", in the aftermath of the arrest of 9 people in the Birmingham area, under the Terrorism Act 2000.
None of these people have yet been charged with anything, yet there are detailed allegations and hysterical media speculation about an alleged plot to kidnap, torture and murder a serving Islamic British soldier, and to post videos of this on the internet.
Parts of these sort of atrocity videos are ghoulishly broadcast or printed by the image hungry mainstream media, giving the terrorists the oxygen of publicity which they seek.
Times Online January 31, 2007Kidnap videos and how extremists post them online
Jonathan Richards[...]
An underground organisation called Wikileaks is also developing a protocol which would enable employees in oppressive regimes to post incriminating documents online without fear of being traced.A separate question is whether the site on which a post has been made can be traced and compelled to disclose details.
Sites hosted in Britain are subject to British law, but if a site is hosted on an ISP in another country, the ability of police to compel the ISP to reveal details of the site’s users will depend on the laws of that country.
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