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Tiny Anonabox to Offer Online Anonymity Through Tor
2014-10-14 01:38:19| Wireless - Topix.net
A startup is offering a tiny wireless router to users who want their anonymity protected by first encrypting and then routing their traffic over the Tor network. The Anonabox is an open source, Internet networking device designed to run alongside a current home router or modem.
Facebook developing anonymity app
2014-10-08 09:49:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Facebook is working on a stand-alone mobile application that would enable users to interact inside of it without having to use their real names, the New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on Facebook's plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the project. The anonymity app is expected to release in the coming weeks. The project is being led by Josh Miller, a product manager at Facebook who joined the company when it acquired Branch, his start-up which focused on products that fostered small, online discussion groups. Miller and the rest of his team have been working on the product in its different forms for the last year, said the people briefed on the plans. The idea is to allow Facebook users to use multiple pseudonyms on the internet. Both Facebook nor Miller declined to comment.
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PORTAL is a travel router that offers instant anonymity after one-time setup
2014-08-14 21:31:27| Extremetech
Tor is a good security tool, but it's not very user-friendly. PORTAL seeks to make Tor easy -- and almost foolproof -- to use by building it into a travel router.
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Dark Wallet promises anonymity for bitcoin transactions
2014-05-01 14:25:21| InfoWorld: Top News
A group of coders has launched a bitcoin wallet that will make it more difficult to trace transactions using the digital currency. Dark Wallet is a browser app for bitcoin payments that uses both encryption and CoinJoin technology.
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Rumr Messaging App Promises 'Controlled Anonymity'
2014-03-26 01:35:45| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Identified only by a colored chat bubble, users can gab privately in real-time, conducting conversations as if the lights were out.
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