Favorite This release is an emergency release to fix important security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser. Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.9, which fixes several vulnerabilities in Firefox 140.9.1. We are not aware of these vulnerabilities being exploited in practice. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.6. Update Thunderbird to 140.9.0. Update some firmware packages.…
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A Server That Forgets: Exploring Stateless Relays
Favorite Running Tor relays requires constant work against adversaries, private and state-backed, who try to undermine the network by attacking the nodes that make it up. On top of that, some operators have to deal with seizures, raids, and direct physical access to hardware. There are precedents in Austria, Germany, the United States, Russia, and…
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.9
Favorite Tor Browser 15.0.9 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full…
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a5
Favorite Tor Browser 16.0a5 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…
Arti 2.2.0 released: HTTP CONNECT, RPC, and Relay development.
Favorite Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We’re happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.2.0. This release adds support for using HTTP CONNECT rather than SOCKS, when connecting to the Tor network via Arti. This previously-experimental feature is now included a full build, and will then be…
New Release: Tails 7.6
Favorite New features Automatic Tor bridges You can now learn about Tor bridges directly from the Tor Connection assistant in Tails. Tor bridges are secret Tor relays that hide that you are connecting to Tor. If connecting to Tor is blocked from where you are, you can use a bridge as your first Tor relay…
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.8
Favorite Tor Browser 15.0.8 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full…
Setting Up a Tor Relay at National Taiwan Normal University: A Practical Experience of Communicating with the University and Leaving Open Possibilities
Favorite This is a guest post from our friends at anoni.net. This article was made possible with support from Open Culture Foundation. Preface: Why Talk About Anonymous Networks on Campus? In many places, the internet is monitored closely and managed centrally. In that environment, anonymous communication is not just a technical choice. It supports safe…
New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a4
Favorite Tor Browser 16.0a4 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…
Arti 2.1.0 released: Relay and RPC development.
Favorite Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We’re happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.1.0. This release contains a lot of behind-the-scenes work on relay support and on RPC development. While Arti still cannot run as a relay, we are making good progress, and we think it…