Hornet browser promises to be more private, faster than Tor

Internet security researchers claim they've invented a web browser that's faster and more private than Tor, a browser used to communicate anonymously on the web.

The new browser called Hornet, which stands for high-speed onion routing at the network layer, is a similar anonymous browser aimed to hide activity.

But Hornet is bringing beefed up privacy and faster browsing, according to a research paper written by the founding cybersecurity experts from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and George Danezis of University College London. The findings were first reported by Ars Technica. Read more...