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The potential harms of the Tor anonymity network cluster disproportionately in free countries

View ORCID ProfileEric Jardine, View ORCID ProfileAndrew M. Lindner, and View ORCID ProfileGareth Owenson
PNAS December 15, 2020 117 (50) 31716-31721; first published November 30, 2020; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011893117
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  1. Edited by Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, and approved October 23, 2020 (received for review June 10, 2020)

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vol. 117 no. 50 31716-31721
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011893117
PubMed: 
33257555

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National Academy of Sciences
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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  • Published in issue December 15, 2020.
  • Published first November 30, 2020.

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  1. Eric Jardinea,1,2,
  2. Andrew M. Lindnerb,1, and
  3. Gareth Owensonc,1
  1. aDepartment of Political Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061;
  2. bDepartment of Sociology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866;
  3. cCyber Espion Ltd, Portsmouth PO2 0TP, United Kingdom
  1. Edited by Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, and approved October 23, 2020 (received for review June 10, 2020)

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  • ↵1E.J., A.M.L., and G.O. contributed equally to this work.

  • ↵2To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: ejardine{at}vt.edu.
  • Author contributions: E.J., A.M.L., and G.O. designed research; E.J., A.M.L., and G.O. performed research; E.J., A.M.L., and G.O. analyzed data; E.J., A.M.L., and G.O. wrote the paper; and G.O. provided the data collection.

  • The authors declare no competing interest.

  • This article is a PNAS Direct Submission.

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