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German police raid Tor-linked group in bid to uncover Tor network users (cybernews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by gytrash@feddit.uk to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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"Article 5 eV, a civil rights group helping to maintain the Tor network, has reported that German police raided the private address where the non-profit was registered.

The authorities came knocking at the Essen-based office on August 16th, 2024, the group said, with armed officers spending nearly two hours in the office. Article 5 eV facilitates Tor network by operating its exit nodes.

“There are obviously still people working in German law enforcement today, who think that harassing a node-operator NGO would somehow lead to the de-anonymization of individual Tor users. At least that is what they claim in the paperwork,” Gero Kühn, the leader of the group, said..."

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 1 month ago

People should be using tor just as Fuck U to the pigs.

The entire regime relies on peasants not doing anything. Gonna be a generation or two but we will hit critical mass or will be enslaved.

Your choice folks!