US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool – Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data
<i>Beyond his day job as CEO of Team Cymru, Rabbi Rob Thomas also sits on the board of the Tor Project, a privacy focused non-profit that maintains the Tor software. That software is what underpins the Tor anonymity network, a collection of thousands of volunteer-run servers that allow anyone to anonymously browse the internet.<p>“Just like Tor users, the developers, researchers, and founders who&#x27;ve made Tor possible are a diverse group of people. But all of the people who have been involved in Tor are united by a common belief: internet users should have private access to an uncensored web,” the Tor Project’s website reads.<p>When asked by Motherboard in April about Thomas’ position on the Tor Project board while also being the CEO of a company that sells a capability for attributing activity on the internet, Isabela Bagueros, executive director for the Tor Project, said in an email that “Rabbi Rob&#x27;s potential conflicts of interest have been vetted according to the standard conflicts disclosure process required of all board members. Based on the board&#x27;s understanding of Rabbi Rob&#x27;s work with Team Cymru, the board has not identified any conflicts of interest.”</i>