March 2017 - tor-project - lists.torproject.org

Re: [tor-project] meek-azure funding has run out
by Sina Rabbani 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Dear Team, I have good news, Rabbi Rob Thomas (robt(a)cymru.com) is going to cover the costs associated with keeping meek alive. So far I have setup 2 new accounts with Amazon and Azure and working to confirm the functionality. https://d183ohpl22nq2f.cloudfront.net/ https://meek.azureedge.net/ Cloudfront is working fine and i'm trying to resolve issues with the Azure CDN. Is there a ticket I can update with these details? I think I should also bring up a backend server (bridge) and share … [View More]

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Arranging new default obfs4 bridges
by David Fifield 17 Apr '17

17 Apr '17

In November 2016 there was a discussion on the tor-team list about adding some new default obfs4 bridges (Subject: Coordinating to run high capacity obfs4 bridges). The thread turned into a discussion about the same entity running both bridges and exits, and didn't go anywhere. We haven't added any new obfs4 bridges, or changed the port number of any existing bridges, since January 2017 (Tor Browser 6.5 and 7.0a1). I suspect that the 20 existing default bridges are still under high load and we … [View More]

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Fwd: [OTF-Announce] Announcement of Funding Opportunities
by isabela 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

Good stuff: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [OTF-Announce] Announcement of Funding Opportunities Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:59:39 -0700 (PDT) From: OTF-Announce <otf-announce(a)opentechfund.org> Reply-To: otf-announce+managers(a)opentechfund.org To: OTF-Announce <otf-announce(a)opentechfund.org> --- OTF FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS --- ============================================== Please find below several upcoming internet freedom-relevant funding application … [View More]

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Summary of meek's costs, February 2017
by David Fifield 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Here's the summary of meek's CDN fees for February 2017. App Engine + Amazon + Azure = total by period all 2014 $600.63 + $917.89 + $0.00 = $1518.52 all 2015 $8006.59 + $8146.83 + $1292.89 = $17446.31 January 2016 $771.17 + $1581.88 + $329.10 = $2682.15 February 2016 $986.39 + $977.85 + $445.83 = $2410.07 March 2016 $1079.49 + $865.06 + $534.71 = $2479.26 April 2016 $1169.23 + $1074.25 + $508.93 = $2752.41 May 2016 … [View More]

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Tor project's use of Mailman
by johny 25 Mar '17

25 Mar '17

Hi all, I'm currently working on my GSoC proposal for the GNU Mailman project, which aims to implement encrypted mailing lists. I noticed that Tor project uses Mailman and has a few private lists as well. I think that Tor project's private lists might be a great example that could use such encrypted lists. What requirements would Tor project have of such encrypted mailing list? This would help me better understand potential uses of encrypted mailing lists in a real environment. My proposal … [View More]

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Notes from March 16 2017 Vegas team meeting
by Karsten Loesing 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Notes for March 16 2017 meeting: Isabela: 1) reviewing DRL response 2) submitting sponsorS final report / sponsor4 report 3) working with linda, hiro and network team on prep work for AMS 4) meeting with Mike / f2f tomorrow 5) will take a look at what arma and nick want my help with the NSF projects and start working on that next week Alison: 1) Finalizing Tor Meeting plans: buddies, agenda, strategic planning stuff 2) Working on content for the support portal 3) Eagerly awaiting results of … [View More]

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Re: [tor-project] U.S. border crossing guide
by Nathan Freitas 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

On Fri, Mar 17, 2017, at 04:05 PM, David Fifield wrote: > On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 01:35:30PM -0500, Franklin Bynum wrote: > > == If you are a U.S. citizen == > > The government has to let you in. They can, however, detain you for > > questioning and search you and your property. > > If you want one person's account of what that's like, I (a U.S. citizen) > wrote about my experience being detained at the border in 2013 for not > answering questions. I was in … [View More]

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U.S. border crossing guide
by Franklin Bynum 20 Mar '17

20 Mar '17

Many of you will be crossing the U.S. border soon because of travel to the Tor Meeting. I was supposed to be there, but child care obligations will keep me stateside. As an immigration lawyer and a member of the Tor community, I would like to give you all a crash course in crossing the U.S. border. This document does not discuss anything related to seeking asylum or other refugee status. If you hold or may seek refugee status of any kind, seek professional help. == If you are not a U.S. … [View More]citizen == If you have permanent resident status, have a visa or are a national of a country that is part of the Visa Waiver Program [fn:1], when you present yourself to an immigration officer at the border the officer evaluates whether you are inadmissible under any of the many grounds in section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. [fn:2] Having a travel document does not guarantee you entry. All people who are not U.S. citizens are subject to the entire slate of grounds of inadmissibility, including long-time permanent residents. If the official finds that you are inadmissible, you will be denied entry and detained pending your removal. Some people, like permanent residents, will be detained for weeks until they can see an immigration judge to receive a hearing on their inadmissibility. The agent will likely ask you questions about who you are and where you are going. You have a right under the United States constitution to refuse to answer questions, but if you refuse to answer the officer will surely deny you entry and will likely detain you for further questioning. Immigration officers have wide latitude to question you and deny you entry. You have little legal recourse against this. Read the grounds of inadmissibility [fn:1] and you will see the many ways you can be lawfully denied entry, even as a permanent resident. If you have ever been arrested or otherwise feel that you may be singled out, contact me or another immigration lawyer before you intend to cross the border. == If you are a U.S. citizen == The government has to let you in. They can, however, detain you for questioning and search you and your property. == For everyone: border searches == At the U.S. border, immigration officers may search you basically for any reason, or no reason. They do not have to articulate any suspicion. They can, and do routinely, go through all your property, including your devices. They can clone your hard drive. They can attach forensic tools to your phone or other device. They can seize your item as evidence against you. You can not do anything to stop this. The one things you can do is refuse to give passwords. You have a constitutional right to remain silent that is fairly strong here. If you are a U.S. citizen, they have no recourse except to detain, question, and intimidate you further. They cannot detain you for an unreasonable amount of time, measured by what an imaginary "objective reasonable person" would think is reasonable. This amount of time will be longer than you personally think is reasonable. If you are a non-citizen, they could deny you entry for your refusal. If you are stopped and your device is searched or you are asked for passwords, contact me. == About me == I am a relay operator, a lawyer, and partner to Alison. I am in IRC at @frabyn. My practice is criminal defense and immigration in Texas. My website is https://bynumlaw.net/ * Footnotes [fn:1] https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/visit/visa-waiver-program.html [fn:2] https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-200… -- Franklin Bynum Lawyer 2814 Hamilton Street Houston, Texas 77004 +1 713 343-8844 [View Less]

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Cor Tor Team sponsor4 February work report
by isabela 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Core Tor Team February 2017 Report We started to work on collecting measurements[1] of our consensus diff proposal (prop140) to analyze how much data Tor downloads today, how much data it would download after the consensus diff implementation is complete, and what we could do in order to reduce the downloaded volume further. We created the following tools[2] to help us collect and analyze our data: The populate.py and analyze.py scripts are for looking at the amount and causes … [View More]

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New UAE Users
by Matthew Finkel 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

Anyone know what caused the remarkable jump in direct and obfs3 users from the UAE that began on 16 Jan and 06 Feb, respectively? Sorry if I already missed the discussion about this. https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-relay-country.html?start=2017-01-1… https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-bridge-country.html?start=2017-02-… Thanks!

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