Secret net Tor asks users to sign up to cloud services

[Archean]

People involved in a project to maintain a secret layer of the internet have turned to Amazon to add bandwidth to the service. The Tor Project offers a channel for people wanting to route their online communications anonymously.

It has been used by activists to avoid censorship as well as those seeking anonymity for more nefarious reasons. Use of Amazon's cloud service will make it harder for governments to track, experts say.