commit 1475378ae7115935e5b299d48051ade8c220e789 Author: emma peel emma.peel@riseup.net Date: Wed Jul 7 18:45:33 2021 +0200
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diff --git a/content/about/people/lavamind/contents.lr b/content/about/people/lavamind/contents.lr index 671ff173..2fbdb941 100644 --- a/content/about/people/lavamind/contents.lr +++ b/content/about/people/lavamind/contents.lr @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ nickname: lavamind --- gpg: https://db.torproject.org/fetchkey.cgi?fingerprint=0B5A33B8A26D60109C509C6C8... --- +image: /static/images/people/lavamind.png +--- description:
Member of the sysadmin team. diff --git a/content/releases/tor-browser-10-5/contents.lr b/content/releases/tor-browser-10-5/contents.lr new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dc496379 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/releases/tor-browser-10-5/contents.lr @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +section: What is new +--- +_template: release.html +--- +color: primary +--- +title: Tor Browser 10.5 +--- +body: + + +## New Release: Tor Browser 10.5 + +Tor Browser 10.5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and our distribution directory. +The Android version is also available from Google Play and should be available from F-Droid within the next day. + +This release includes important security updates to Firefox. + +This new Tor Browser release is focussed on improving the internet access of users connecting through Tor in censored contexts. + +### What's new? + +#### V2 Onion Services Deprecation +As [we announced last year](https://blog.torproject.org/v2-deprecation-timeline), v2 onion services will be completely unreachable once Tor Browser moves to Tor 0.4.6.x in October 2021. +From now until then, Tor Browser will warn you when visiting a v2 onion site of its upcoming deprecation. + +#### Snowflake is now available as a bridge +With [Snowflake](https://snowflake.torproject.org), censored users can rely on proxies run by volunteers to connect to the internet. + +During Q1 this year, [the UX team ran a survey on Tor Browser Alpha to better understand Snowflake’s user experience](https://blog.torproject.org/snowflake-in-tor-browser-stable). +The survey received 1,795 complete responses, of which 726 participants confirmed they use Snowflake as a pluggable transport. +The majority of Snowflake users who completed the survey began using Tor Browser several times a week within the past year. +75% of users had a positive view of Snowflake, although many experienced connection troubles and slow speeds while browsing. +These facts and the stable network of volunteers allow us to make it available on this release. + +#### Improving the user experience of connecting to Tor +[Tor Launcher](https://support.torproject.org/glossary/tor-launcher/) has acted as the options panel for advanced Tor network configurations over the years. +It also serves as a control point for users who are in censored networks. +The UX and the Anti-Censorship teams joined efforts to improve the connecting flow for Tor Browser users. +This release is the first in the upcoming series of helping censored users seamlessly access the open internet by simplifying the connection flow, detecting censorship and providing bridges. + +#### Known Issues +Tor Browser 10.5 comes with a number of known issues: + +* [tpo/applications/tor-browser#40497](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/40497) +* [tpo/applications/fenix#40176](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40176) +* [tpo/applications/fenix#40110](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40110) +* [tpo/applications/fenix#40172](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40172) +* [tpo/applications/fenix#40174](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40174) +* [tpo/applications/tor-browser#40242](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/40242) +* [tpo/applications/fenix#40103](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40103) +* [tpo/applications/fenix#40115](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/fenix/-/issues/40115) + +#### Give Feedback +If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, [please let us know](https://support.torproject.org/misc/bug-or-feedback/). +Thanks to all of the teams across Tor, and the many volunteers, who contributed to this release.