Techlore Surveillance Report THIS Tool Harvests 90% of the World's Internet Traffic! - SR104
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Sep 27, 2022 AI Snips
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Mass Surveillance Platform Raises Deanonymization Risk
- A platform called Augury claims access to over 90% of global internet traffic across 550 collection points and petabytes of data.
- Such scale makes true anonymity fragile and enables deanonymization even when records lack explicit subscriber identifiers.
Use Multi-Hop Tools And Assume Data May Leak
- Use multi-hop protections like Tor or double-hop VPNs to make tracing harder.
- Treat anything stored or transmitted online as potentially public and minimize sensitive exposures.
Breaches Are Massive And Often Disclosed Late
- Multiple large breaches emerged including Ask.fm's alleged 350M-user dump and Optus's attack affecting 2.8M customers.
- Companies often delay disclosure, so individuals should assume breaches and proactively change credentials.