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"A shared commitment across the law enforcement community worldwide and a coordinated approach by law enforcement agencies have once again proved their effectiveness," Europol said. "The scale of the operation at Europol demonstrates the global commitment to tackling the use of the dark web as a means to commit crime." … [Read more...] about International operation brings down dark web’s largest marketplace

DarkMarket was uncovered as part of a larger investigation into web-hosting company Cyberbunker, The Guardian reports. Cyberbunker (which is actually located in a former NATO bunker) housed servers for both The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks in the past, and if this DarkMarket case is any example, seems to be a valuable starting point for future investigations into other illegal sites. … [Read more...] about Authorities have taken down the dark web’s largest illegal marketplace

The world’s largest illegal dark web marketplace has been taken offline in an international police operation involving Europol, the UK’s National Crime Agency, and officials from the US. The marketplace, known as DarkMarket, had almost 500,000 users, more than 2,400 sellers and had facilitated over 320,000 transactions. … [Read more...] about Europol shuts down the world’s largest dark web marketplace

"Acquisitions are part of every industry and just one way we innovate new technologies to deliver more value to people. Instagram and WhatsApp have reached new heights of success because Facebook has invested billions in those businesses," a Facebook spokesman said. "A strongly competitive landscape existed at the time of both acquisitions and exists today. Regulators thoroughly reviewed each deal and rightly did not see any reason to stop them at the time." … [Read more...] about Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon abused monopoly power, House report says

Signal's main function is that it can send text, video, audio and picture messages protected by end-to-end encryption, after verifying your phone number and letting you independently verify other Signal users' identity. You can also use it to make voice and video calls, either one-to-one or with a group. For a deeper dive into the potential pitfalls and limitations of encrypted messaging apps, CNET's Laura Hautala's explainer is a life-saver. But for our purposes, the key to Signal is encryption. … [Read more...] about Elon Musk wants you to use Signal instead of Facebook. Here’s what to know about the app