Hackers build a new Tor client designed to beat the NSA

[NobleSavage]

I've been waiting for this:

With the threat of powerful intelligence agencies, like the NSA, looming large, researchers have built a new Tor client called Astoria designed specifically to make eavesdropping harder for the world's richest, most aggressive, and most capable spies to track Tor users from start to finish.

Bla, bla, bla. It prevents timing attacks.

http://www.dailydot.com/politics/tor-astoria-timing-attack-client/

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I've been waiting for this:

With the threat of powerful intelligence agencies, like the NSA, looming large, researchers have built a new Tor client called Astoria designed specifically to make eavesdropping harder for the world's richest, most aggressive, and most capable spies to track Tor users from start to finish.

Bla, bla, bla. It prevents timing attacks.

http://www.dailydot.com/politics/tor-astoria-timing-attack-client/

Lessens the effectiveness of timing attacks. Does not prevent them.

 

[braces_for_impact]

With the capabilities they have, I would think the best defense would be anonymity first, hard/software second. Advertising will only make you vulnerable.

 

[NobleSavage]

With the capabilities they have, I would think the best defense would be anonymity first, hard/software second. Advertising will only make you vulnerable.

Advertising the new browser? I'm a little confused about your point.