Japanese police ask ISPs to start blocking Tor (Wired UK)

The authorities in Japan are so worried about their inability to tackle cybercrime that they are asking ISPs there to block the use of Tor. According to The Mainichi, the National Police Agency (NPA, a bit like the Japanese FBI) is going to urge ISPs to block customers if they are found to have "abused" Tor online. Since Tor anonymises traffic, that can be read a presumption of guilt on anyone wh

[masteryupa]

The anonymity of Tor was used in cyber crimes...

[keim_at_Si]

原文。完全にちゃかしモード。これは絶望的に恥ずかしい。

[kmiura]

日本の警察がTorブロックをプロバイダに推奨。いいかげんな拘束して「すでに捕まえたからずっと拘留、悪いやつ」という理屈が平然とまかりとおる日本の警察に対抗するにはTorも必要になるだろーからね。

[kimurasatoru]

あーあーあー。 / Japanese police ask ISPs to start blocking Tor (Wired UK)