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Tor Exit Nodes: Legal And Policy Considerations, Sarah Campbell Eagle, Abigail St. Hilaire, Kelly Sherwood

Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic

Anonymity Networks

The Internet is a constant companion to people the world over and as technology improves it is becoming more accessible every day. With the amount of communication that occurs online, it was only a matter of time before anonymity became an important topic of discussion. Several so-called “anonymity networks” have been developed to facilitate anonymous communication by the citizens of the web. Because the use of these networks is already so widespread, the time is ripe for a discussion of their merits and potential government responses to this phenomenon. An anonymity network “enables users to access the Web …