Flaws could expose users of privacy-protecting software: researchers

SAN FRANCISCO: Researchers have found a flaw that could expose the identities of people using a privacy-oriented operating system touted by Edward Snowden, just two days after widely used anonymity service Tor acknowledged a similar problem. 

The most recent finding concerns a complex, heavily encrypted networking program called the Invisible Internet Project, or I2P. Used to send messages and run websites anonymously, I2P ships along with the specialised operating system "Tails," which former US spy contractor Snowden used to communicate with journalists in secret.