New Routing Software Allows Anonymous Internet Use

The creators of a new open source software product called Tor hope to enable internet users to protect themselves against being traced or watched by traffic analysis companies. The software, which facilitates anonymous web browsing and other internet usage, is still in its development stage but free for anyone to download and use.

The Tor Project software is described as an "anonymizing layer" which can protect internet users from potentially privacy-threatening traffic analysis.

Internet privacy has become a fiercely defended civil liberties issue in recent years. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an internet civil liberties organization, has teamed up with Tor's developers by funding the software project.

In America, the 1st amendment of the Constitution guarantees citizens the right to free and anonymous speech. However, on the internet, it's not easy to exercise that right. Those who post on websites or other internet forums can easily be traced by their IP address, preventing access to anonymous speech online to all but the most savvy users.

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