States Chronicle - Latest Breaking World News

Thursday, January 21, 2021
Log in
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
  • Investor Relations
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Latest News
    • Right Colors for your Skin Tone
    • MOST ACTIVE NASDAQ After-Hours
    • iPhone 5C Release Date
    • Samsung Galaxy S5 Release Date
    • The History of the Atkins Diet

Plans for Kickstarter Anonymising Router Were Canceled

October 20, 2014 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow

Kickstarter Anonymising Router

We reported last week how James B. Comey FBI Director has criticized encryption and believes that U.S. citizens should let the government spy on them for their own safety. Today, we’re going to take a look at some more news about privacy and encryptions. It appears that plans for the making of a Kickstarter anonymising router were canceled.

Kickstarter Cancels Its Plan to Build Anonymising Router

Right now if you want to move anonymously on the web you need to do so with the help of software, or join the Tor network, but a small company who has put its project on Kickstarter was planning to do it through hardware. The Anonabox is a router that anonymizes its user. Now the plans for the Kickstarter anonymising router were canceled after questions were raised about the project’s authenticity.

The router’s inventor, August Germar, sought for $7,500 on Kickstarter to get the project started, but received instead $585,000 within the first week. This says a lot about the world’s desire to remain anonymous online and how many people are bothered by constant online monitoring.

But, the plans for the Kickstarter anonymising router were cancelled after it was discovered that there were such routers already available in China. The Anonabox prototype looked very similar to some devices from a Chinese electronics firm. Also, some security faults were discovered with the Anonabox that could have made it easier for hackers to compromise the device.

All this trouble led Kickstarter to cancel the project and ensure that all the people who gave money for Anonabox were given back their dollars. Kickstarter’s decision led many to believe that there may be more behind the cancelation of Anonabox, such as external pressure from the U.S. government.

Germar issued a statement in which he said that the Chinese devices were generic knockoffs, and that he only wanted as many people as possible to have the Anonabox. Of course, this doesn’t help the Anonabox case too much. The company is planning to continue development on the anonymising router and sell it directly.

Email, RSS Follow

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: kickstarted cancels project, Kickstarter Anonymising Router, technology, tor network

About Janet Vasquez

Janet hasn’t had the happiest of childhoods. Her parents shipped her off to a girl-only boarding school when she was merely a child. After a few years spent with the nuns she unexpectedly remained pregnant and was kicked from the school. But this didn’t hinder her.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 30 other subscribers

Doom and MiniDoom 2

Volunteer-Based Mexican Studio Releases Sidescrolling Doom Clone

March 12, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Chinese Mom and locked iPhone.

Toddler Locks Chinese Mom Out of Phone for Half a Century

March 9, 2018 By James Faulkner Leave a Comment

Alexa laughing

Amazon Alexa Laughing out of the Blue Puzzles Engineers

March 8, 2018 By Jack M. Robinson Leave a Comment

Flippy and the Burgers

Meet Flippy, World’s First Fast-Food Robotic Chef

March 6, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

System Shock

System Shock Remastered Delayed, Nightdive Studios CEO Announces

February 19, 2018 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Sea of Thieves.

Sea of Thieves Optimized for Low-End PCs

February 14, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Sony and VR

Sony Touts New Generation of VR Controllers

January 31, 2018 By Deborah Cobing Leave a Comment

YouTube

YouTube Stiffens Its Monetization Policy to Discourage Spammers and Bad Actors

January 18, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Google Art Doppelganger

Google App Can Now Show Your Art Doppelganger

January 15, 2018 By Troy Rubenson Leave a Comment

YouTube mobile app logo on a smartphone

YouTube Now Enables Vertical Videos on iOS

December 24, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Samsung Galaxy S2 with a shattered screen

Cracked Smartphone Screens Are a Thing of the Past – Self-Healing Polymer Gets Fixed Just by Pressing It

December 20, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Bing logo on a white background

Bing Improves Its Search Results with the Help of AI and Reddit Integration

December 16, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

White hashtag on a blue background

Follow Your Interests on Instagram by Directly Following Hashtags

December 14, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge on a leather seat

Samsung Galaxy Smartphones Make More People Happier as Compared to iPhones

December 13, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • Doom and MiniDoom 2

    Volunteer-Based Mexican Studio Releases Sidescrolling Doom Clone

    Mar 12, 2018
  • Chinese Mom and locked iPhone.

    Toddler Locks Chinese Mom Out of Phone for Half a Century

    Mar 9, 2018
  • Alexa laughing

    Amazon Alexa Laughing out of the Blue Puzzles Engineers

    Mar 8, 2018
  • Flippy and the Burgers

    Meet Flippy, World’s First Fast-Food Robotic Chef

    Mar 6, 2018
  • System Shock

    System Shock Remastered Delayed, Nightdive Studios CEO Announces

    Feb 19, 2018
  • Sea of Thieves.

    Sea of Thieves Optimized for Low-End PCs

    Feb 14, 2018
  • Sony and VR

    Sony Touts New Generation of VR Controllers

    Jan 31, 2018
  • YouTube

    YouTube Stiffens Its Monetization Policy to Discourage Spammers and Bad Actors

    Jan 18, 2018
  • Google Art Doppelganger

    Google App Can Now Show Your Art Doppelganger

    Jan 15, 2018
  • YouTube mobile app logo on a smartphone

    YouTube Now Enables Vertical Videos on iOS

    Dec 24, 2017

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Markets
  • National News
  • Nature
  • News
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Copyright © 2021 statechronicle.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Contact

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.