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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 21, 2014

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Kickstarter Puts Kibosh on Tor-Based Router Funding
Black Box Keeps Cybersnoops in Dark
FBI's Comey Argues Against Encryption: Trust Us
FOSS and the Fear Factor
Tablet Wars: The iPad Drifts Toward Mediocrity

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Today's Story Highlights

Kickstarter Puts Kibosh on Tor-Based Router Funding
Kickstarter on Friday suspended a crowdfunding campaign for Anonabox, a
portable networking device designed specifically to run Tor. The
campaign for the privacy-minded router, which launched earlier last
week, was wildly successful. In just a few days, it reportedly garnered
more than $600,000 in pledged funds from thousands of backers. The
Kickstarter goal for the $45 device was just $7,500.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81223.html

Black Box Keeps Cybersnoops in Dark
Following Edward Snowden's revelations about indiscriminate government
snooping on U.S. citizens, many Net surfers would like to find a way to
lower their visibility on the Internet. There are a number of tools in
cyberspace that can help a soul do that, but they can take time and
savvy to set up. That's why Kerry Cox launched the Sierra Project, which
he hopes to fund through Kickstarter.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81224.html

FBI's Comey Argues Against Encryption: Trust Us
FBI director James Comey, in a speech last week at the Brookings
Institute, reiterated his concerns about encryption built into iOS 8 and
Android stymieing law enforcement. "I'm a huge believer in the rule of
law, but I also believe that no one in this country should be beyond the
law," he said. However, the law has not kept pace with technology, Comey
pointed out.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81220.html

FOSS and the Fear Factor
In a world that's been dominated for far too long by the Systemd
Inferno, Linux fans will have to be forgiven if they seize perhaps a bit
too gleefully upon the scraps of cheerful news that come along on any
given day. Of course, for cheerful news, there's never any better place
to look than the Reglue effort, run by longtime Linux advocate and all-
around-hero-for-kids Ken Starks.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81221.html

Tablet Wars: The iPad Drifts Toward Mediocrity
There have been a lot of interesting tablets launched over the last
month, but Apple -- the primary driver in this market -- didn't launch
one of them. Remember when the first and second iPads came out? They
were magical, amazing devices. Fifty percent of the installed base is
still generation 1 and 2 iPads, according to studies. Tim Cook can't get
people to give them up to buy new ones.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81214.html

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