Tor Developer Flees US to Avoid FBI
A developer for Tor, an encrypted web browser, fled the United States in order to avoid cooperating with the FBI with a hacking investigation. The developer, known as Isis Agora Lovecruft, was contacted by the FBI, which sought to subpoena her to appear in court in order to testify in a criminal hacking investigation. Instead, she quickly packed her belongings and fled to Germany last December. Legal protection sought from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Lovecruft was contacted by FBI Special Agent Mark W. Burnett, who left his card with the cryptic message: “Please call me.” Fearing....
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