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Protecting Privacy and Security Using Tor and Blockchain and De-anonymization Risks

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The huge increase in data usage and the rapid development of new technologies such as cloud, IoT, and has also led to the exponential increase in cyber threats online. Anonymity and privacy services have equally seen an exceptional growth rate since the introduction of Blockchain and Tor network, as more individuals demand anonymous services away from the traditional centralised offerings, but also seek more security and privacy. This chapter will review quantitative analysis undertaken to critically evaluate Tor and Blockchain as emerging technologies, by an in-depth comparison of their security and privacy properties. Further analysis is undertaken by utilising network and data points that highlight the necessity of urgent deployment of innovative methods to protect users’ anonymity utilising Blockchain application over the Tor network. By undertaking experimental analysis, it is possible to determine Tor packets from common packets and raises the question on possibilities of cyberattacks leading to loss of personable identifiable information (PII) and de-anonymization.

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Petrov, S., Kendzierskyj, S., Jahankhani, H. (2020). Protecting Privacy and Security Using Tor and Blockchain and De-anonymization Risks. In: Jahankhani, H., Kendzierskyj, S., Chelvachandran, N., Ibarra, J. (eds) Cyber Defence in the Age of AI, Smart Societies and Augmented Humanity. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35746-7_11

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