Links gathered 8-2-2011
here is an article that gives a short history of anonymizers that have been deployed or proposed by researchers, including an overview of attacks:
Anonymous Communication on the Internet [1]
you can find the slides of my talk here: [2]
both michelle and i recommend reading John McGrath's book "loving big brother":
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