The #FBI used #Flash and a broad #warrant to de-anonymize any visitors to a child porn #TOR service honeypot:

https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/1072

"An FBI complaint described the site as 'the largest remaining known child pornography hidden service in the world.'"

It's great to know that our government is responsible for one of the largest child pornography dumps in the world.

Child pornography is a terrible thing, but this is a dangerous precedent, and is a very slippery slope. What else will the government decide is worth actively exploiting users' computers?

You should never install flash because it is #proprietary software. And I always recommend disabling #javascript. But to protect against this sort of attack, I recommend #Whonix.

!privacy !anonymity #security