Favorite This week, the European Union (EU) published its “Tech Sovereignty” package, with a vision that puts Open Source at the heart of the EU’s digital sovereignty ambitions, while addressing many concerns and requests of Open Source communities. In February of this year, the OSI submitted feedback for the EU’s Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. Our feedback set out…
“Warehousing Human Beings”
Favorite Hundreds of detained people launched a hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, over Memorial Day weekend to protest inhumane conditions at the immigration detention facility run by the for-profit company GEO Group. Protesters flocked to the scene to echo detainees’ pleas for release and better conditions — and were…
Supporting those who speak out
Favorite ++ This guest post is part of a spotlight series on the organizations defending the free Internet.++ Fear of digital surveillance breeds silence. In the words of a youth activist in Zambia who took part in a research study tracking digital security threats: We are all fearful. It makes you constantly paranoid. It also…
New Release: Tails 7.8.1
Favorite This release is an emergency release to fix a serious security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in the Tor client. Changes and updates Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.9, which fixes several security vulnerabilities. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.90-2, which fixes CVE-2026-43503, a vulnerability that could allow an…
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a7
Favorite Tor Browser 16.0a7 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to…
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.15
Favorite Tor Browser 15.0.15 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This release contains important security updates to the tor daemon and fixes some censorship circumvention problems. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release,…
Open Source Initiative Helps G7 Deliver Vision On AI Openness
Favorite On May 29, 2026 in Paris, G7 Digital and Technology ministers approved a “Vision on AI openness opportunities and shared language”. The vision, which sets out terminology around AI openness, is the result of a three-month partnership between the OSI and the G7. OSI Executive Director, Duane O’Brien (pictured on the monitor), presents a…
Arti 2.4.0 released: Relay and directory authority development; flowctl-cc stable
Favorite Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We’re happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.4.0. This release continues our ongoing development towards using Arti as a relay and as a directory authority. It also contains fixes for a number of bugs affecting onion service client connectivity. Additionally,…
The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
Favorite Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has been making the media rounds defending the 40,000-acre data center project he’s backing in northern Utah. Dismissing residents’ concerns over the environmental impacts and water demands of the proposed project in the drought-stricken Great Salt Lake region, O’Leary has claimed protesters are “bused in,” “misinformed,” and alleged that China…
Open Source Organizations Weigh in on Age Attestation
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI), Apereo Foundation, FreeBSD Foundation, and Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) issued the following statement on age attestation requirements for operating systems. Statement_Age_AttestationDownload View Original Source at OpenSource.org