<p><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">Hey all! <br> <br> Welcome to September's user feedback update!</span></p><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">First, I'd like to introduce myself - my name is Maggie, and I'm the new
user advocate! Please don't hesitate to contact me with
questions, suggestions, concerns, or your highest quality gifs.
You can find me as wayward on IRC, as @meochaidha on twitter, or through email at waywardwyrd
at protonmail dot com. <br> <br> I've started a new sheet to track user feedback and bug reports
for the next months. Data from this month was gathered from comments on the
Tor blog, r/TOR [1], IRC, and stackexchange. You can find the user
feedback sheet <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">below [2].</span> <br> <br> If you have any suggestions for new fields in this doc, or for
other info to include in these monthly summaries, please let me
know!<br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><br> TL;DR: Overall, it looks like the team did a really stellar job of
tackling issues that popped up after the TB 8.0 release. We
still have room for improvement in terms of new user education,
accessibility, and advocacy. <br> </span> <br> ----<br> <br> Most popular tags on StackExchange:<br> <i>- tor-browser-bundle</i>: 5 this week, 26 this month<br> <i>- configuration</i>: 12 this month<br> <i>- security</i>: 9 this month<br> <i>- windows</i>: 10 this month<br> <i>- linux</i>: 8 this month<br> <i>- hidden-services</i>: 6 this month<br> <i>- anonymity</i>: 6 this month<br> <i>- bridge</i>: 5 this month</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">--</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><br>The biggest issues of September have been:<br> - crashes on OSX after updating to TB 8.0.1+ (<b>#27482</b>) [3]
- <b>RESOLVED</b><br> - crashes with various linux distros:<br>------ older Ubuntu/Mint distros (<b>#27508</b>) [4]
- <b>OPEN</b><br>------ CentOS 6 (<b>#27552</b>) [5]
- <b>RESOLVED</b><br> - dissatisfaction with the changes to user agent spoofing (<b>#26146</b>) [6]
- <b>RESOLVED</b><br> - issues with UI after updating to TB 8.0, including missing
bookmark bar (<b>#27264</b>) [7]
and Tor icon (<b>#27175</b>) [8];
both <b>RESOLVED</b><br> - NoScript is not saving per-site permissions (<b>#27175</b>) [9]
- <b>RESOLVED</b><br> - users are confused by the change to the location of circuit
information - some users think it was removed (<b>#27663</b>) [10]
- <b>MODIFIED</b><br> - disabling accessibility on Windows breaks screenreaders (<b>#27503</b>) [1<span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">1]</span>.
High priority - <b>OPEN<br> </b>- Tor 0.3.4.8 is leaking memory (<b>#27813</b>) [12]
- <b>OPEN<br> <br> </b>(you can find a more complete list of TB8-related tickets <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">below, as well! [13]</span>)</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">--</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><br>Common questions from users this month (many
answered on FAQ, links in annotations):<u><b><br> </b></u>- What is Tor [14], and why should I use it?<br> - Does using a VPN with Tor improve or harm privacy [15]?<br> - How can I use Tor on my iPad? [1<span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">6</span>]<br> - Do I need to use Tor for regular browsing; or, when is it
appropriate to use Tor?<br> - Why is my relay using less bandwidth now that it<span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"> received a guard flag</span> [17]? <br> - My school blocked the Tor executable - how do I access Tor
now? <br> - Does using a Firefox theme (night mode, etc.) with the Tor
browser de-anonymize me? <br> - There's a lot of general confusion when things break
(expectedly) in the higher security slider settings - perhaps we
should consider how to make the effects of security levels
clearer, or adding an FAQ entry?<br> <br> --</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><br>Thanks, team! Come find me an<span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">d </span>say hi if you're at the Mexico City meeting
this week, and give me all the feedback you have [18]!</span></div><div><br></div><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"><div>----<br></div><div>/annotations/<br></div></div><div>1. what do they think this is, an ACRONYM or something ? ? ? ? ?<br></div><div>2. <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://storm.torproject.org/shared/mPq1dBuXpcPIk1W5QUI883VHHKpkgR65Z6RIJmGbFO3" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://storm.torproject.org/shared/mPq1dBuXpcPIk1W5QUI883VHHKpkgR65Z6RIJmGbFO3</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">3. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27482" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27482</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">4. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27508" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27508</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">5. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27552" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27552</a><br> 6. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/26146" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/26146</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">7. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27264" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27264</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">8. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27175" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27175</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">9. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27175" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27175</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">10. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27663" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27663</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">11. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27503" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27503</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">12. <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27813" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/27813</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">13. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><i><a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=%21closed&keywords=%7Etbb-8.0-issues" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=!closed&keywords=~tbb-8.0-issues</a><br> </i><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">14. <a href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#WhatIsTor" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#WhatIsTor</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">15. <a href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#IsTorLikeAVPN" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#IsTorLikeAVPN</a></span></span><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">1<span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">6</span>. <a href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#Mobile" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#Mobile</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">1<span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">7</span>. <a href="https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#MyRelayRecentlyGotTheGuardFlagAndTrafficDroppedByHalf" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#MyRelayRecentlyGotTheGuardFlagAndTrafficDroppedByHalf</a><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="font">18. <a href="https://imgur.com/a/Vr7gf0X" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/a/Vr7gf0X</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br></div></div><div class="moz-signature"><div>----<br></div><div>Maggie <br></div><div><br></div><div>Tor Project Community Team<br></div><div>pronouns: she/they | twitter: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/meochaidha" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@meochaidha</a> <br></div><div>pgp: 0626 9C68 D0CC 1A5B E41B 72F2 615E B878 975C 4CDC<br></div></div><div><br></div>