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Security News This Week: Russia and US Homeland Security Agree on Something for Once

• Wired

Lockpicking experts posted 3-D printable master luggage key files on Github.  Apple fought back against a government request for data in the courtroom. Russian-speaking spy gang Turla hijacked satellite IP addresses from other users to steal data. And that's not all. Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn't cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. As always, click on the headlines to read the full story in each link posted, and stay safe out there!

The Department of Homeland Security Pressures a Small Town Library to Turn Off Its Tor Relay

Kilton Public Library, located in the small town of Lebanon, New Hampshire, became the first library in the country to allow Tor users around the world to mask their locations by bouncing their traffic through the library's middle relay. This effort came to a screeching halt when the Department of Homeland Security contacted the police department, and both city officials and local law enforcement officers expressed concern that Tor could be used by criminals. Which…yes, but Tor is also used by journalists, domestic violence survivors, human rights activists, privacy advocates, and even law enforcement officers themselves. The library agreed to turn off the relay temporarily. Its board of trustees meet on September 15, when they will vote on whether to resume running the anonymous web browsing service. The EFF started a petition to show support for Tor in public libraries, if you're so inclined. 


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