Hi browser devs,

Apologies for missing the IRC meeting today. Some news from this past week:

There's been an increase in the number of users who have trouble using Tor Browser with a VPN. In news that may or may not be related, the new silk road apparently has some instructions on their site telling users that they should use Tor from behind a VPN. So far none of the VPN users I've spoken too have provided me their Tor logs. Hopefully someone will soon.

It's great that more and more YouTube videos are available in HTML5 format nowadays. However, demand for Flash in Tor Browser is still quite strong. BBC and Grooveshark are two popular sites Tor users wish they could enjoy while using Tor Browser.

Another popular help desk request is for general tips on staying safe on the web. I usually direct these folks to https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#warning

All the best, Matt Pagan