November 28, 2024 at 11:51AM The Tor Project urgently seeks volunteers from the privacy community to deploy 200 new WebTunnel bridges by year-end, aiming to combat government censorship. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **Subject Matter**: The Tor Project is addressing issues of government censorship. 2. **Call to Action**: There is an urgent request for volunteers from the … Read more
September 27, 2024 at 08:03AM The Tor Project announced a merger with security-focused OS Tails, aiming to protect high-risk users like journalists and activists. Discussions for the merger began in 2023 when Tails sought a new structure. Tails to focus on OS maintenance while benefiting from Tor’s operational framework. The merger aims to enhance network … Read more
March 12, 2024 at 12:52PM The Tor Project introduced WebTunnel, a new bridge type to help bypass censorship targeting the Tor network. WebTunnel hides connections by blending them with HTTPS-encrypted web traffic. Users can manually add the bridge addresses to Tor Browser for desktop and Android. It’s available for trial deployment and more testers are … Read more