​XKeyscore exposed: How NSA tracks all German Tor users as 'extremists'

Yes, you are all extremists now, not only the Germans Tor users.

The NSA has been revealed to mark and consider potential "extremists" all users of the internet anonymizer service Tor. Among those are hundreds of thousands of privacy concerned people like journalists, lawyers and rights activists.

English:

http://rt.com/news/170208-nsa-spies-tor-users/

Source in German:

http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/nsa-xkeyscore-100.html


Comments


[23 Points] galaxyandspace:

Stuff like this always makes me wonder how many lists my name is on...


[7 Points] misterbl4ck:

Something odd I noticed when Snowden released those powerpoint slides on Tor was the graphics they used to represent Tor users, it was a cartoonish looking "terrorist", a man with a bandana covering his eyes and an AK47 right next to it; all meant to manipulate employees into associating Tor/darknet users with evil/terrorism/etc


[4 Points] ANIMALONLINE:

It's literally fucking embarrassing that in this day and age the government still uses the same "muh terrorism!!!" and "muh extremist think of the chillun!!!!!!1!!" excuses for their invasions of privacy, and some people STILL believe their lies.


[5 Points] c0derx:

SO I should stop threatening to bomb the whitehouse bush obama clinton while on TOR ? ... damn oh and jihad jihad something something 911


[3 Points] -moose-:

you might enjoy

NSA tracks Google ads to find Tor users

The National Security Agency uses a bit of jiu-jitsu to turn the structure of Web ad networks against people who run Tor to remain anonymous.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57606178-83/nsa-tracks-google-ads-to-find-tor-users/

would you like to know more?

http://www.reddit.com/r/moosearchive/comments/1wflhm/archive/cf1iki5


[3 Points] xkeyscore89:

:(


[2 Points] YellowXanaX:

Why doesn't anyone think that the NSA has got Tor figured out? If they did, they wouldn't admit it. But seriously, all of these articles say that the NSA hasn't cracked Tor, but how would we know?


[2 Points] SoundSalad:

Anyone who has even searched for Tails or expressed interest in Tor is on the deep investigation list. I'm sure that includes everyone who posts here. HI NSA.


[1 Points] None:

So, what does this mean for German Tor users?


[1 Points] Insipid_Pedantry:

More reason to go with I2P


[1 Points] None:

What about the people who just use TOR for legitimate privacy reasons? Like, sometimes I'll use TOR to get in Facebook without being revealed that I'm online. What the fuck NSA? We should all plan a day where we go protest against the government outside all major government facilities.


[0 Points] HappyShibe-:

RT.com "from putin's ex-KGB mouth straight to your brain! ...more at 9"


[-5 Points] Trappy_Pandora:

Thats from rt, which is comparable to fox news and the onion. You shouldn't consider rt a credible source, they are beyond sensationalist.

But the NSA definitely tracks all german TOR users. Probably all american TOR users too.


[-3 Points] sharpshooter789:

Germans were partially responsible for WWI and fully responsible for WWII.