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[tor/master] Document torrc options that only work on v2 onion services
by nickm＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit 6aaafb0672ec7d2f454720ea0bed41fb91d9744e Author: teor <teor2345(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed Mar 28 17:10:31 2018 +1100 Document torrc options that only work on v2 onion services RendPostPeriod only works on v2 onion services. HiddenServiceAuthorizeClient is not yet implemented for v3 onion services. Closes ticket #25661, bugfix on 0.3.2.1-alpha. --- doc/tor.1.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 8ecc4175d..80769412f 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -2678,7 +2678,8 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service. spaces). If this option is set, the hidden service is not accessible for clients without authorization any more. Generated authorization data can be found in the hostname file. Clients need to put this authorization data in - their configuration file using **HidServAuth**. + their configuration file using **HidServAuth**. This option is only for v2 + services. [[HiddenServiceAllowUnknownPorts]] **HiddenServiceAllowUnknownPorts** **0**|**1**:: If set to 1, then connections to unrecognized ports do not cause the @@ -2700,7 +2701,8 @@ The following options are used to configure a hidden service. Every time the specified period elapses, Tor uploads any rendezvous service descriptors to the directory servers. This information is also uploaded whenever it changes. Minimum value allowed is 10 minutes and - maximum is 3.5 days. (Default: 1 hour) + maximum is 3.5 days. This option is only for v2 services. + (Default: 1 hour) [[HiddenServiceDirGroupReadable]] **HiddenServiceDirGroupReadable** **0**|**1**:: If this option is set to 1, allow the filesystem group to read the

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[webwml/staging] Clean up indentation and white spaces in jobs
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit cfbc0efce81434f58c0f4d4c9dc0dd90e8e21a28 Author: hiromipaw <hiro(a)torproject.org> Date: Wed Mar 7 10:40:41 2018 +0100 Clean up indentation and white spaces in jobs --- about/en/jobs.wml | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/about/en/jobs.wml b/about/en/jobs.wml index d6c62c82..f27fd37b 100644 --- a/about/en/jobs.wml +++ b/about/en/jobs.wml @@ -4,62 +4,49 @@ #include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor Project: Jobs" CHARSET="UTF-8" <div id="content" class="clearfix"> - <div id="breadcrumbs"> + <div id="breadcrumbs"> <a href="<page index>">Home » </a> <a href="<page about/overview>">About » </a> <a href="<page about/jobs>">Jobs</a> </div> - <div id="maincol"> - <h1>The Tor Project is always looking for more great people to join our team!</h1> + <div id="maincol"> + <h1>The Tor Project is always looking for more great people to join our team!</h1> - #At the moment, we don't have any official open positions. Please check back - # soon, though! In the meantime, you may want to glance at our - #<a href="<page getinvolved/volunteer>">volunteers</a> page. + #At the moment, we don't have any official open positions. Please check back + # soon, though! In the meantime, you may want to glance at our + #<a href="<page getinvolved/volunteer>">volunteers</a> page. - Specifically, we're looking for the following people currently: - <ul> - <li><a href="<page about/jobs-execdirector>">Executive Director</a></li> - <li><a href="<page about/jobs-userresearchcoordinator>">User Research Coordinator</a></li> - <li><a href="<page about/jobs-communityliaison>">Community Liaison</a></li> - </ul> + Specifically, we're looking for the following people currently: + <ul> + <li><a href="<page about/jobs-execdirector>">Executive Director</a></li> + <li><a href="<page about/jobs-userresearchcoordinator>">User Research Coordinator</a></li> + <li><a href="<page about/jobs-communityliaison>">Community Liaison</a></li> + </ul> + In the past, we looked for the following people: - In the past, we looked for the following people: + <ul> + <li>Core developer</li> + <li>Support assistants and translators</li> + <li>Browser hacker</li> + <li>Pluggable transport developer</li> + <li>Lead Automation Engineer</li> + <li>Firefox/Thunderbird Extension Developer</li> + <li>Director of Communications</li> + <li>Executive Director</li> + <li>Executive Administrator</li> + <li>Browser Developers for Mobile (Android)</li> + <li>Chief Financial and Grants Officer</li> + <li>Android OS Developer</li> + </ul> - <ul> - <li>Core developer</li> - <li>Support assistants and translators</li> - <li>Browser hacker</li> - <li>Pluggable transport developer</li> - <li>Lead Automation Engineer</li> - <li>Firefox/Thunderbird Extension Developer</li> - <li>Director of Communications</li> - <li>Executive Director</li> - <li>Executive Administrator</li> - <li>Browser Developers for Mobile (Android)</li> - <li>Chief Financial and Grants Officer</li> - <li>Android OS Developer</li> - </ul> - - - About the company: - The Tor Project is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to research, - development, and education about online anonymity and privacy. The Tor - network's 6000 volunteer relays carry 48 Gbps for several - million daily users, including ordinary citizens who want protection - from identity theft and prying corporations, corporations who want - to look at a competitor's website in private, people around the world - whose Internet connections are censored, and even governments and law - enforcement. Tor has a staff of 30 paid developers, researchers, and - advocates, plus many dozen volunteers who help out on a daily basis. Tor - is funded in part by government research and development grants, and - in part by individual and corporate donations. - + About the company: + The Tor Project is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to research, development, and education about online anonymity and privacy. The Tor network's 6000 volunteer relays carry 48 Gbps for several million daily users, including ordinary citizens who want protection from identity theft and prying corporations, corporations who want to look at a competitor's website in private, people around the world whose Internet connections are censored, and even governments and law enforcement. Tor has a staff of 30 paid developers, researchers, and advocates, plus many dozen volunteers who help out on a daily basis. Tor is funded in part by government research and development grants, and in part by individual and corporate donations. </div>  <div id = "sidecol"> - #include "side.wmi" - #include "info.wmi" + #include "side.wmi" + #include "info.wmi" </div>  </div>

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[webwml/staging] Update website to pick up 7.5.2, typo fix
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit b985be38d8961ea5fae60c7a29fae3af8cdb4e65 Author: Georg Koppen <gk(a)torproject.org> Date: Sat Mar 17 09:19:45 2018 +0000 Update website to pick up 7.5.2, typo fix --- include/versions.wmi | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/versions.wmi b/include/versions.wmi index fe86cd4d..df75d079 100644 --- a/include/versions.wmi +++ b/include/versions.wmi @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ <define-tag version-torbrowserdevelopbranch whitespace=delete>maint-7.5</define-tag> # *** tor browser stable *** -<define-tag version-torbrowserbundle-all whitespace=delete>7.5.1</define-tag> -<define-tag releasedate-torbrowserbundle-all whitespace=delete>2018-03-13</define-tag> +<define-tag version-torbrowserbundle-all whitespace=delete>7.5.2</define-tag> +<define-tag releasedate-torbrowserbundle-all whitespace=delete>2018-03-17</define-tag> <define-tag version-win32-stable whitespace=delete>0.3.2.10</define-tag> -# If all platforms are on the same version, you only to update +# If all platforms are on the same version, you only need to update # version-torbrowserbundle-all and releasedate-torbrowserbundle-all <let version-torbrowserbundle=version-torbrowserbundle-all /> <let releasedate-torbrowserbundle=releasedate-torbrowserbundle-all />

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[webwml/staging] Deprecate old Tor Browser versions
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit fa58ff4225d201671daea7c4732cc64176910145 Author: Nicolas Vigier <boklm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 16 10:25:33 2018 +0100 Deprecate old Tor Browser versions --- projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions | 12 ------------ 1 file changed, 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions b/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions index c0248336..300c34b1 100644 --- a/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions +++ b/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions @@ -1,20 +1,8 @@ [ -"7.5", -"7.5-MacOS", -"7.5-Linux", -"7.5-Windows", "7.5.1", "7.5.1-MacOS", "7.5.1-Linux", "7.5.1-Windows", -"8.0a1", -"8.0a1-MacOS", -"8.0a1-Linux", -"8.0a1-Windows", -"8.0a2", -"8.0a2-MacOS", -"8.0a2-Linux", -"8.0a2-Windows", "8.0a3", "8.0a3-MacOS", "8.0a3-Linux",

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[webwml/staging] Change mentor name
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit 48107a7f383c30b2846e39a9e189464729e1fe7b Author: Colin Childs <colin(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Mar 2 11:28:36 2018 -0600 Change mentor name --- getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml index b383df3d..cb1b5321 100644 --- a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml +++ b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml @@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ meetings around the world.</li> Language: Python - Likely Mentors: Damian (atagar), Tim (teor) + Likely Mentors: Damian (atagar), teor <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/">Stem</a> is our Python implementation of Tor's varous protocols. Traditionally this included <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/tutorials/the_little_relay_that_could.html">stem.control</a> for Tor's <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/control-spec.txt">ControlPort</a> and <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/tutorials/mirror_mirror_on_the_wall.html">stem.descriptor</a> to download from Tor's <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/dir-spec.txt">DirPort</a>. But recently we added a third to this family, <a href="https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2018-February/012905.html">stem.client</a>, that speaks Tor's <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/tor-spec.txt">ORPort protocol</a>: the relay protocol for usage of the Tor network itself.

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[webwml/staging] Increment tor versions
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit c3d49ee3cc8eb30b3e4001f7c591349b7a2270b5 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Sat Mar 3 08:26:37 2018 -0500 Increment tor versions --- Makefile | 4 ++-- include/versions.wmi | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index c307846b..0d1893bc 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ # branch to your personal webwml repository, open a trac ticket in the # website component, and set it to needs_review. -export STABLETAG=tor-0.3.2.9 -export DEVTAG=tor-0.3.3.2-alpha +export STABLETAG=tor-0.3.2.10 +export DEVTAG=tor-0.3.3.3-alpha WMLBASE=. SUBDIRS=docs eff projects press about download getinvolved donate docs/torbutton diff --git a/include/versions.wmi b/include/versions.wmi index 091930d0..cf50a5a9 100644 --- a/include/versions.wmi +++ b/include/versions.wmi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -<define-tag version-stable whitespace=delete>0.3.2.9</define-tag> -<define-tag version-alpha whitespace=delete>0.3.3.2-alpha</define-tag> +<define-tag version-stable whitespace=delete>0.3.2.10</define-tag> +<define-tag version-alpha whitespace=delete>0.3.3.3-alpha</define-tag> <define-tag version-torbrowserdevelopbranch whitespace=delete>maint-7.5</define-tag>

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[webwml/staging] Remove projects where mentors have not responded
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit f5b7245a831673da7fe725a12ce162c04d528551 Author: Colin Childs <colin(a)torproject.org> Date: Thu Mar 1 18:36:33 2018 -0600 Remove projects where mentors have not responded --- getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml | 74 ++++++-------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-) diff --git a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml index 2ebc4e96..b383df3d 100644 --- a/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml +++ b/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml @@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ And more! Applicants are encouraged to get a decent understanding of <a href="ht As part of applying for this project please get your hands wet with the codebase by contributing some patches for <a href="https://stem.torproject.org/faq.html#how-do-i-get-started">Stem</a>! </li> - + <a id="torFuzzing"></a> <li> Fuzzing coverage of Tor @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ understand how our mocking system works, and what the challenges are, before you apply for this one. </li> - + <a id="anonymousLocalCountStatistics"></a> <li> Anonymous local count statistics @@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ For more information <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/75 <li> Improved SOCKS5 variant - Likely Mentors: Nick (nickm), David Goulet (dgoulet) + Likely Mentors: Nick (nickm), David Goulet (dgoulet), meejah In proposal 229, we describe a bunch of additional SOCKS extensions @@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ For more information <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/12 </li> + <a id="improveIpv6Support"></a> <li> Improve IPv6 support @@ -996,7 +997,7 @@ network: are you up for it? For more information <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17811">see its ticket</a>. </li> - + <a id="fasterTorBrowser"></a> <li> Make Tor Browser Faster - Likely Mentors: Tom Ritter (tjr), Georg (GeKo) + Likely Mentors: Tom Ritter (tjr), Georg (GeKo), Arthur Edelstein (arthuredelstein) This project will enable and take advantage of HTTP/2, the Alt-Srv header, and tor's new single hop .onion mode to enable websites to @@ -1089,37 +1066,6 @@ For more information <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17 search itself works without client-side JavaScript. - - There are several possible directions for this project, including... - - - <ol> - <li>Automate blacklisting (very important) - <ul> - <li>Fetch a list of child abuse media sites</li> - <li>Remove these sites from the search results</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Add onion services function (very important) - <ul> - <li>You can add onions using HTML form</li> - <li>Call the crawler immidiately when a new site is added</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Elasticsearch - <ul> - <li>Must be updated to 5.X.X sooner or later</li> - <li>Adjust the settings</li> - <li>Automatically remove data older than, for instance, 90 days</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Maintainance - <ul> - <li>Update all software dependencies</li> - <li>Automate crash recovery for Tor, Elasticsearch and crawler</li> - </ul> - </li> - </ol> </li> <!--

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[webwml/staging] Add community liason job posting
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit a9df433241ef490e2542348ab46a16bb717dbda1 Author: hiromipaw <hiro(a)torproject.org> Date: Wed Mar 7 10:09:31 2018 +0100 Add community liason job posting --- about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ about/en/jobs.wml | 1 + 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+) diff --git a/about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml b/about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e119c72f --- /dev/null +++ b/about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +## translation metadata +# Revision: $Revision: 25666 $ +# Translation-Priority: 3-low + +#include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor Project: Jobs (community liason)" CHARSET="UTF-8" +<div id="content" class="clearfix"> + <div id="breadcrumbs"> + <a href="<page index>">Home » </a> + <a href="<page about/overview>">About » </a> + <a href="<page about/jobs>">Jobs</a> + </div> + <div id="maincol"> + + <h1>Community Liason</h1> + <h2>March 7, 2018</h2> + Are you passionate about helping people all over the world access the Internet freely and safely? Are you an advocate who wants to help build a network of communities that can use and improve privacy software? + The Tor Project is looking for an outgoing and engaging Community Liaison to help advance our Global South outreach and training efforts. This will be a part-time position, approximately 20 hours/wk. + Your job will be to cultivate and nurture relationships with local people and community organizations in our target countries. You will contact, recruit, engage, and support Training Partners who represent local at-risk populations, and collaborate on identifying specific research objectives for users in target regions (i.e., Internet censorship circumvention tools for mobile, anonymization for file sharing, etc.). + The ideal candidate will have the following: + <ul> + <li>Experience using and teaching Free Software (FOSS), particularly privacy tools like Tor, Signal, GNU/Linux, etc.</li> + <li>Community outreach and teaching experience, including organizing privacy technology workshops</li> + <li>Good understanding of threat models for users in high-risk parts of the world</li> + <li>Ability to engage diverse groups of people for workshops, including activists, human rights organizations, LGBTQ organizations, women's rights organizations, journalists, etc. </li> + <li>Fluently speak a non-English language used in the Global South, such as Spanish or Portugese</li> + <li>Willing and able to travel internationally</li> + <li>Largely self-directed, motivated, and organized</li> + </ul> + This position will be working closely with the UX and Community teams to define the best methods to test our hypotheses with our users. This position will report to the Community Team Lead and may be performed from anywhere in the world. + The Tor Project, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Seattle that provides the technical infrastructure for privacy protection over the Internet, helping millions of activists, journalists and others around the world communicate securely. With paid staff and contractors of around 35 engineers and operational support people, plus many volunteers all over the world who contribute to our work, the Tor Project is funded in part by government grants and contracts, as well as by individual, foundation, and corporate donations. Our mission is “To advance human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open anonymity and privacy technologies, supporting their unrestricted availability and use, and furthering their scientific and popular understanding.” + Salary is commensurate with experience and other qualifications. The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy; 14 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's, when the office is closed); health, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance paid in full for employee; flexible work schedule; and occasional travel opportunities. The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. + This is a part-time position working remotely. To apply, send a cover letter explaining why you believe you should be our [Community Liaison], along with your resume, to hr(a)torproject.org with “Community Liaison” in the subject line. No phone calls please! + + diff --git a/about/en/jobs.wml b/about/en/jobs.wml index 877bc60e..d6c62c82 100644 --- a/about/en/jobs.wml +++ b/about/en/jobs.wml @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ <ul> <li><a href="<page about/jobs-execdirector>">Executive Director</a></li> <li><a href="<page about/jobs-userresearchcoordinator>">User Research Coordinator</a></li> + <li><a href="<page about/jobs-communityliaison>">Community Liaison</a></li> </ul>

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[webwml/staging] Add new Tor Browser version: 8.0a3
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit e204f1626bac7d820f35af4e2579af9dc5b934ad Author: Nicolas Vigier <boklm(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Mar 13 16:26:35 2018 +0100 Add new Tor Browser version: 8.0a3 --- include/versions.wmi | 4 ++-- projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/versions.wmi b/include/versions.wmi index d8ef0edd..fe86cd4d 100644 --- a/include/versions.wmi +++ b/include/versions.wmi @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ <define-tag package-win32-stable whitespace=delete>../dist/torbrowser/<version-torbrowserbundle>/tor-win32-<version-win32-stable>.zip</define-tag> # *** tor browser beta/alpha *** -<define-tag version-torbrowserbundlebeta-all whitespace=delete>8.0a2</define-tag> -<define-tag releasedate-torbrowserbundlebeta-all whitespace=delete>2018-02-23</define-tag> +<define-tag version-torbrowserbundlebeta-all whitespace=delete>8.0a3</define-tag> +<define-tag releasedate-torbrowserbundlebeta-all whitespace=delete>2018-03-13</define-tag> <define-tag version-torbrowsersandboxlinux whitespace=delete>0.0.16</define-tag> # If all platforms are on the same version, you only need to update diff --git a/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions b/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions index 413e64f3..c0248336 100644 --- a/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions +++ b/projects/torbrowser/RecommendedTBBVersions @@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ "8.0a2", "8.0a2-MacOS", "8.0a2-Linux", -"8.0a2-Windows" +"8.0a2-Windows", +"8.0a3", +"8.0a3-MacOS", +"8.0a3-Linux", +"8.0a3-Windows" ]

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[webwml/staging] Fix cummunity liaison job post
by arma＠torproject.org 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

commit 4183eae4fbeb7cfc31cc4ce0e6d7cb7331019892 Author: hiromipaw <hiro(a)torproject.org> Date: Tue Mar 13 13:23:20 2018 +0100 Fix cummunity liaison job post --- about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml b/about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml index 549c6f45..09b2396d 100644 --- a/about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml +++ b/about/en/jobs-communityliaison.wml @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ <li>Willing and able to travel internationally</li> <li>Largely self-directed, motivated, and organized</li> </ul> - This position will be working closely with the UX and Community teams to define the best methods to test our hypotheses with our users. This position will report to the Community Team Lead and may be performed from anywhere in the world. The Tor Project, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Seattle that provides the technical infrastructure for privacy protection over the Internet, helping millions of activists, journalists and others around the world communicate securely. With paid staff and contractors of around 35 engineers and operational support people, plus many volunteers all over the world who contribute to our work, the Tor Project is funded in part by government grants and contracts, as well as by individual, foundation, and corporate donations. Our mission is “To advance human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open anonymity and privacy technologies, supporting their unrestricted availability and use, and furthering their scientific and popular understanding.” Salary is commensurate with experience and other qualifications. The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy; 14 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's, when the office is closed); health, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance paid in full for employee; flexible work schedule; and occasional travel opportunities. The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. This is a part-time position working remotely. To apply, send a cover letter explaining why you believe you should be our Community Liaison, along with your resume, to hr(a)torproject.org with “Community Liaison” in the subject line. No phone calls please!

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