Stop Renting Your ISP's Surveillance Device (it's bad)
Your ISP-provided router might be saving you setup time, but it's costing you control, privacy, and protection against nation-state attackers who've already proven they can breach these devices.
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Tor Browser 16.0a2 Drops the ESR Safety Net
Tor Browser 16.0a2 lands with a Firefox 147 base, OpenSSL 3.5.5 security patches, and the first glimpse of life after ESR.
Europol Raids X Over Crimes That Don't Exist
A Macron loyalist filed a complaint because he didn't like X's algorithm, and now Europol is calling it a child exploitation investigation.
Arti 2.0.0 Ships: Tor Rust Rewrite Hits Major Milestone
The Tor Project released Arti 2.0.0 on February 2, 2026, advancing relay infrastructure and eliminating legacy configuration options as the Rust-based implementation moves toward replacing C tor entirely.
Kingdom Market Operator Pleads Guilty After Airport Arrest
A 33-year-old Slovakian man who ran Kingdom Market has pleaded guilty after customs inspectors at Newark Airport found crypto wallets and devices linking him directly to the darknet marketplace.