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Today the Tor Project is launching the Run a Tor Bridge campaign. Participants are invited to contribute and help censored users by running a Tor bridge. You can find more details below, including our special reward kits for participants. The campaign will run from November 17 to January 7, 2022. Join us and help…
The Tor Browser Team is proud to announce the first stable release in the 4.5 series. This...
Ten years ago, Edward Snowden shared documents with the press that exposed the extent of the U.S. government’s mass surveillance program – and used Tor to protect himself while doing so. How has the perception of privacy changed since then, and what are the Tor Project’s challenges for the year to come?
WARNING STARTS As of March 2018, Tor Messenger is no longer maintained and you should NOT use...
Tor Browser 8.5 includes our first stable release for Android plus many new features.
About an hour ago I was contacted by the Dutch Government with more details about the DigiNotar...
The short version: Tor relays and bridges should upgrade to Tor 0.2.2.33 or Tor 0.2.3.4-alpha so...
This blog post is meant to generate a conversation about best practices for using cryptography...
We gave the world’s most private browsing experience a UX overhaul.
In a random bar about two years ago, a Google Chrome developer asked me why Torbutton didn't...
Today is Global Encryption Day, a day to highlight why encryption is critical for a safe, private internet.
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the body that sets standards for the Internet, has...
In 2015, we introduced Tor Messenger, a cross-platform chat program that aimed to be secure by...
Recent concerns about a political donation by a Mullvad co-founder have raised questions about the Tor Project's funding relationship with the company. We are not terminating the relationship but are setting clear boundaries on our relationship with Mullvad.
In October I attended an FBI conference, as part of my work to try to keep Tor on good relations...
Updates: See the Changes section for a list of changes since initial posting. After a long wait,...
The community team is excited to announce the new Tor Browser User Manual! The manual is...
Hello again, this blog post is the second issue of the Cooking with Onions series which aims to...
Tor Browser 15.0 is now available, featuring an update to Firefox ESR 140, improvements to tab management and the address bar on desktop, and screen lock for Android.
The internet is not just a network of computers—it’s a network of people. We hold great power in deciding its future.
What happened Recently it was announced that a coalition of government agencies took control of...
This year we are calling to FREE THE INTERNET. Your donation will help break the chains of censorship and surveillance. If you give now during the campaign, your donation will be matched by our supporters at Power Up Privacy. This means a $25 donation will have a $50 impact.
Greetings! Today I'm happy to announce a new era in Tor implementation. Over the past year or so, we've been working on "Arti", a project to rewrite Tor in Rust. Thanks to funding from Zcash Open Major Grants (ZOMG), we can finally put the Arti project up in our priorities list, and devote more time to it. Below I'll…
Tor Browser 7.0a4 is now available from the Tor Browser Project page and also from our...
Tor is upgrading its relay encryption algorithm for improved security. In upcoming releases, Arti and Tor will both support a new encryption algorithm called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). CGO prevents attackers from tampering with encrypted traffic, adds forward secrecy, and brings Tor's encryption up to modern…
The Tor Project exists to provide privacy and anonymity for millions of people, including human...
Looking for a way to help the Internet stay open and free? This topic needs some dedicated...
An increasing number of people are asking us about the recent paper coming out of Inria in...
I've spent the past few months developing a new build system for the 3.0 series of the Tor...