November 2021 - tor-project - lists.torproject.org

Are there countries where using Tor is illegal?
by Cristian Consonni 11 May '25

11 May '25

Hi, (Sorry if this question has already been asked in the past, feel free to point me to the relevant resources.) I know that the legal FAQs by the EFF state that: «we believe that running a Tor relay — including an exit relay that allows people to anonymously send and receive traffic — is legal under U.S. law.»[1] I also know there is a list of countries for which there is legislation that exclude communication service providers from liability. They are indicated in the Legal of the Tor Exit Guidelines page[2], they are USA, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, France, and Sweden. >From some articles in the press[3a][3b] it may be illegal - depending on how you interpret the wording[*] - to use Tor (and other technologies such as VPNs or proxies) in the UAE, with fines ranging in the millions of dirhams (hundreds of thousand of dollars). A couple of weeks ago it was discussed - on this list as well - that a law was introduced to the state parliament to ban Tor[4a][4b]. This follows a case of some months ago of a Russian Tor exit node operator being arrested for inciting mass riots and terrorism[4c][4d]. The idea of blocking VPNs or Tor seems to have already been considered in the past[4e]. This infographic about pluggable transports[5] suggests access to the Tor network is censored or limited in China, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Kazakhstan. Tor being censored orblocked may be different from it being illegal. What about other countries? Is there a place where I can find more about this topic? Cristian [1]: https://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq.html.en [2]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorExitGuidelines [3a]: http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dh500-000-fine-if-you-use-fraud-ip… [3b]: http://news.softpedia.com/news/people-caught-using-vpns-tor-or-proxies-in-t… [*]: «Whoever uses a fraudulent computer network protocol address (IP address) by using a false address or a third-party address by any other means for the purpose of committing a crime or preventing its discovery» [4a]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2017-June/043293.html [4b]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22055 [4c]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2017-April/043109.html [4d]: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/24/dmitry-bogatov-tor-russia/ [4e]; https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-and-tor-ban-looming-on-the-horizon-for-russia-… [5]: https://www.torproject.org/images/PT/2016-07-how-to-use-PT.png

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Job Opening - Onion Services Site Reliability Engineer
by Erin Wyatt 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

Hello, everyone! We have a new job opening for an Onion Services Site Reliability Engineer: https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/onion-services-site-engineer/ <https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/onion-services-site-engineer/> This is a full-time, remote position. The job description is pasted below. Please help us spread the word by sharing with any people, lists, and/or social media that you think you think might be helpful. Thank you! Cheers, Erin Wyatt Director of People Operations ewyatt(a)torproject.org <mailto:ewyatt@torproject.org> PGP: 35E7 2A9F 6655 45F9 2CB6 6624 BA0C 9400 F80F 91CE https://www.torproject.org <https://www.torproject.org/> http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/ <http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/> —————————————————————>8 # Internet Freedom Nonprofit Seeks Onion Services Site Reliability Engineer The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking Site Reliability Engineer to work on Onion Services. The Onion Services SRE will work with internal websites and tools as part of Tor’s SysAdmin and Community Teams, reporting to the Community Team Lead. This person will be responsible for setting up and managing onion sites for partners and monitoring their availability, and will manage over 100 onion sites that are hosted by different organizations. This role is perfect for an experienced SRE, who has strong skills managing medium-large traffic web servers, familiarity with CDNs and other load balance configuration, and has familiarity with Tor Onion Services. A personal commitment to free and open source software, good communication and documentation skills, and passion for contributing to the greater good are all essential. This is a full-time, remote position. Salary for this position is $75,000 USD/year and there is voluntary opt-in salary transparency for all employees and contractors. If you love Tor and you have a strong commitment to the Tor Project’s mission, we would love to hear from you! ## The job: - Configuration and maintenance of medium traffic web servers. - Deploying and managing over 100 onion sites for different partners. - Deploy monitoring system for onion sites with Prometheus or other similar tools. - Deploy privacy enhanced metrics (e.g. page views count) for onion sites. - Responsible for high availability of these onion sites. - Intermediate sysadmin work and support, possible to expand to senior. ### Required skills: - Ability to work in a self-directed and independent way - Comfortable working remotely, across multiple time zones - Strong interpersonal and communication skills - Strong skills with most Linux commands/utilities and familiarity with most basic system administration processes; for example, ability to boot/shut down a machine, add and remove user accounts, use backup programs, manage shared resources (e.g., file systems snapshots, RAID arrays), update DNS zone files, and install a server - Strong skills with web servers internals: able to understand complex Nginx configurations, work with OpenResty and Lua is a plus. - Container orchestration: some previous exposure to any container orchestration system, such as Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc. - Understanding of CDN and other load balancing mechanisms - Familiarity with Onion Services configuration and management. - Familiarity with Tor's internal services and the network architecture (for example: check.torproject.org, what "bridges" are, the metrics services, what is an "exit relay", etc.) - Networking: some previous exposure to topics in network administration, including network optimization, isolation, BGP routing, DDoS mitigation, and so on. - Familiarity with Git, "forges" (GitLab, GitHub), and "merge-request" based workflows, experience with ticketing systems like GitLab issues. - Familiarity with Python or similar programming languages - Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools to automate deployment (e.g. ansible, terraform, saltstack, puppet, etc.) - Familiarity with different cloud services (e.g. Azure, AWS, Google, etc.) - Familiarity of how proxies/reverse proxies/forward proxies work - Familiarity of how cache systems work (e.g. varnish) ### Required background: - Four or more years of web hosting and system administration experience - A degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience ## How to Apply To apply, submit a cover letter, your CV/resume, and a link to a code sample or some non-trivial project you have significantly contributed to. IMPORTANT: Please email application materials in plain text or PDF format to job-onionsre at torproject dot org with "ONION SRE" in the subject line. In your cover letter, please include the reason you want to work at the Tor Project and where you heard about this job. ## About The Tor Project The Tor Project's workforce is smart, committed, and hard working. We currently have a paid and contract staff of around 30 developers and operational support people, plus many thousands of volunteers who contribute to our work. The Tor Project is funded in part by government research and development grants, and in part by individual, foundation, and corporate donations. Tor is for everyone, and we are actively working to build a team that represents people from all over the world - people from diverse ethnic, national, and cultural backgrounds; people from all walks of life. We encourage people subject to systemic bias to apply, including people of color, indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and any other person who is part of a group that is underrepresented in tech. The Tor Project has a strong culture of transparency and democratic processes, and long-standing community guidelines and cultural norms. Our community is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment. Please read more here: - Our Code of Conduct: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/code_of_conduct.t… - Our Social Contract: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/social_contract.t… - Our Statement of Values: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/statement_of_valu… The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy, 16 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's), and a flexible work schedule. Insurance benefits vary by employment status and country of residence. The Tor Project, Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

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Relay operator meetup notes - November 20 2021
by gus 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

Hi, Notes for relay operator meetup, Nov 20 2021, via BBB. - Torservers.net reanimation - Chat says "we're in": - Nos Oignons - DFRI - Digitalcourage - applied-privacy.net (would like to learn more about it/discuss more) - Discussion about what the purpose of TN was/should be (see below) - One main goal of torservers umbrella is to separate the network of Tor from the development of Tor, so having something like torservers is important. - One useful thing about torservers, from Tor's perspective, is that when excited new people show up wanting to run a relay, we can ask if they're nearby any of the orgs on the partner list and send them there to get connected. - Torservers has RIPE membership, so there's value in being able to get/keep/move network blocks too? - One of the original features of torservers was to take in funding money, and divide it up across organizations that run exits. - We could apply for funding to torservers.net -- or apply as any other org, and then use the torservers infrastructure for dividing it properly. - torservers also in the past was useful at helping people find lawyers in various European countries - Next Tor activities in CCC rc3 - https://events.ccc.de/2021/11/10/rc3-2021-meta-cfp/ - Leibi really wants to see some more Tor *talks* at CCC this year. We used to do great talks and it's been years since we did. - Roger is not excited to try to do a speech into a webcam -- good Tor talks need an actual audience. But discussions, like relay operator meetups, work a lot better. - We could drum up some talk ideas from core Tor people, and also from other orgs in the Tor ecosystem. We could even glue together several Tor mini-talks, starting from the state-of-the-onion content. - Talk proposal deadline is *real soon now*. - Announcements - New Tor Forum! https://forum.torproject.net/ - Removing EOL relays and our EOL policy: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/team/-/wikis/Relay-EOL-pol… - v2 onion services deprecation: https://forum.torproject.net/t/release-0-3-5-17-0-4-5-11-0-4-6-8-and-0-4-7-… - I found it surprising that a tor service containing a single v2 onion (next to a number of v3 onions) refused to start after upgrading to a new stable tor release. - ^ The user experience in these situations is always tough -- if your Tor had started, but quietly not actually published any v2 stuff, you would have been differently surprised. At least this way you learned that it wasn't going to work. - Run a bridge campaign https://blog.torproject.org/run-a-bridge-campaign/ (there's a link to the community portal already, on "how to setup bridges") - Q&A and open topics: - Internship to map and understand the relay operator world, values, etc. - As a precursor to a gamification project, or improving diversity, etc. Read the project: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/team/-/issues/46 - The internship is starting on December 2021. - Debian stable package release process? - deb.tpo stable package gets updated when it is included in a Debian release - The general policy that weasel has is: things only go onto deb.torproject.org if they are already in some Debian. So that's why there's a delay for new stable releases: they need to bake in Debian sid before they're really in a Debian. - Gman999 and others are reviving the TorBSD project, which includes making sure relays work well on all of the BSD platforms. - Activities in 2022 - Should we do irc meetings, or video calls and chat like this, or other? - some people like the video angle, because we see real people. - next meetup is at CCC r3C. - RPM packages - kushal wonders: do any relay operator orgs use the tor rpm? - no-one present is using it Relay orgs present include: - applied-privacy.net - artikel10 - Calyx - CCC Stuttgart - dfri - digitalcourage - f3 netze - nifty - nos oignons - torservers.net -- The Tor Project Community Team Lead

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Questions about Tor reproducibility
by Allen Gunn 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Hello friends, Another project with which I and Aspiration do a lot of work is Reproducible Builds (https://reproducible-builds.org/) We are doing some communications and "amplification" on the Reproducible Builds team, and I'm wondering who in Tor has reproducibility on their plate, and might be good to talk to about Tor thinking on reproducibility? We are trying to identify things we might visualize as well as how you are thinking about RB these days? Thanks in advance... peace, gunner -- Allen Gunn Executive Director, Aspiration www.aspirationtech.org Aspiration: "Better Tools for a Better World" Read our Manifesto: https://aspirationtech.org/publications/manifesto Twitter: www.twitter.com/aspirationtech

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Job announcement - Education & Communities Coordinator
by Erin Wyatt 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Hello, everyone! We have a new job opening for an Education and Communities Coordinator: https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/education-communities-coordinator/ <https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/education-communities-coordinator/> This is a full-time position and the job description is pasted below. Please help us spread the word by sharing with any people, lists, and/or social media that you think might be helpful. Thank you! :) Cheers, Erin Wyatt Director of People Operations ewyatt(a)torproject.org <mailto:ewyatt@torproject.org> PGP: 35E7 2A9F 6655 45F9 2CB6 6624 BA0C 9400 F80F 91CE https://www.torproject.org <https://www.torproject.org/> http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/ <http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/> ————————————————————>8 # Internet Freedom Nonprofit Seeks Education and Communities Coordinator November 15, 2021 The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking an Education and Communities Coordinator to be a part of the Community Team. Are you passionate about helping people all over the world access the Internet freely, safely, and anonymously? Are you extremely organized and good at juggling multiple projects at the same time? As the Education and Communities Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating projects with community partners, you will also provide technical support and training on digital security best practices for them. You will help our partners remotely via various communication methods such as email, tickets, video chat, and online forums. You will also collaborate with the UX and Applications teams, sharing user needs and feedback to improve our tools. This role reports through the Community Team Lead. This position will be directly connected to the Community Team roadmap and activities in the Global South. The Community Team at the Tor Project coordinate digital security trainings and user education, localization, user support, and documentation. The team is composed of volunteers and The Tor Project staff members. We expect the person in this position to have a personal commitment to free and open source software, excellent communication and documentation skills, and a passion for helping others. This is a full-time, remote position. Salary for this position is $75,000 USD and there is voluntary opt-in salary transparency for employees and contractors. ## The job In this position, you will: - Coordinate projects with Tor’s community partners. - Be responsible for the onboarding of new training partners. - Provide support to partners in target countries in the Global South. - Work with our Onion Sites System Administrator to help coordinate the deployment of onion addresses for our partners’ websites. - Compile and share usability issues with the UX and Applications teams. - Collaborate on maintenance and improvement of Tor training resources. - Train our partners on Tor and other digital security tools. - Other duties or tasks as asked of you by the Community team Lead. ### Required qualifications - Knowledge of how Tor works and understanding of Tor Browser features. - Knowledge of how onion services work. - Experience providing user support in a remote setting. - Strong experience with project management. - Strong public speaking skills and experience coordinating trainings. - Experience with bug trackers like GitLab and GitHub. - Cross-platform technical skills, including troubleshooting and familiarity with Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux-based operating systems. - Awareness of privacy-by-design practices and respect for our users' privacy and anonymity. - Largely self-directed, motivated, and organized. - Excellent documentation skills. - Fluency in English is essential. ### Preferred qualifications - Familiarity with tools that are part of the Tor ecosystem like Tails, Orbot, OnionShare, GlobaLeaks, and SecureDrop. - General understanding of Internet privacy and security issues. - Good understanding of threat models for users in high-risk parts of the world. - Past contributions to and familiarity with the practices of free software projects. - Passion and dedication to Internet freedom is an added plus. ## How to Apply To apply, submit a cover letter, your CV/resume, and a sample of your work (ideally something that demonstrates your documentation skills) to job-community at torproject dog org with "Education and Communities Coordinator" in the subject line. Application materials should be in PDF format. In your cover letter, please include the reason you want to work at the Tor Project and explain how your qualifications meet those required in the job description. ## About The Tor Project The Tor Project's workforce is smart, committed, and hard working. We currently have a paid and contract staff of around 30 developers and operational support people, plus many thousands of volunteers who contribute to our work. The Tor Project is funded in part by government research and development grants, and in part by individual, foundation, and corporate donations. Tor is for everyone, and we are actively working to build a team that represents people from all over the world - people from diverse ethnic, national, and cultural backgrounds; people from all walks of life. We encourage people subject to systemic bias to apply, including people of color, indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and any other person who is part of a group that is underrepresented in tech. The Tor Project has a strong culture of transparency and democratic processes, and long-standing community guidelines and cultural norms. Our community is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment. Please read more here: - Our Code of Conduct: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/code_of_conduct.t… - Our Social Contract: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/social_contract.t… - Our Statement of Values: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/statement_of_valu… The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy, 16 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's, and a flexible work schedule. Insurance benefits vary by employment status and country of residence. The Tor Project, Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

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New job opening - Bookkeeper/Payroll Specialist (20 hours/week, US-based)
by Erin Wyatt 11 Nov '21

11 Nov '21

Hello everyone, We have a new job opening! This is a part-time (20 hours/week), US-based position (in or near New Hampshire). You can view the job here <https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/bookkeeper-payroll/> or at the bottom of this email. Please help us spread the word! Thank you! Cheers, Erin Wyatt Director of People Operations (she/her) ewyatt(a)torproject.org PGP: 35E7 2A9F 6655 45F9 2CB6 6624 BA0C 9400 F80F 91CE https://www.torproject.org http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/ ——————————————————————>8 Internet Freedom Nonprofit Seeks Experienced Bookkeeper and Payroll Specialist (P/T) The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking an experienced non-profit QuickBooks Bookkeeper/Payroll Specialist to join our Finance and Fundraising Teams. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in non-profit bookkeeping, as well as several years of experience in domestic and international payroll implementation and processing. This position reports to our CFO and will work closely with the Grants Manager. This is a part-time (~20 hours/week), mostly remote position based in New Hampshire or a neighboring state. Salary for this position $36,000 USD/year and there is voluntary opt-in salary transparency for employees and contractors. Bookkeeper-Payroll Specialist November 11, 2021 The Job • Processing accounts payable and receivable • Reconciling bank accounts and credit card accounts • Reconciling expense reports, processing reimbursements, and tracking receipts • Processing domestic and foreign payrolls using multiple payroll platforms, including compliance with international, federal, and state requirements • Onboarding employees into the payroll systems • Integrating data from multiple software platforms • Assisting in the preparation of materials for annual 990 tax returns and audit • Tracking 1099 vendors and creating annual 1099s • Preparing annual 401K census reports • Creating general ledger entries • Assisting in the preparation of workers compensation audits • Willingness to do other miscellaneous bookkeeping-related tasks as needed Desired qualities, skills, and abilities: • At least 5+ years non-profit bookkeeping experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred • Highly competent in QuickBooks • Advanced working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets, specifically including complex formulas • Must be comfortable working in a paperless office • Proficient understanding of and ability to use technology; willingness and ability to learn and use new technologies • conscientious, hard working, and highly organized with superior attention to detail • Must be a self-starter who thrives on working independently but who is also comfortable helping other staff members • Must be comfortable asking staff members for information, such as expense reports and required reporting data • Willingness to seek additional assistance when new challenges present themselves • Willingness to travel to international meetings once or twice annually (post-COVID). How to Apply To apply, submit a cover letter and your CV/resume in PDF format to job-accounting at torproject dot org with "Bookkeeper" in the subject line. In your cover letter, please include the reason you want to work at the Tor Project, your experience as it relates to the job description, and where you heard about this job. About The Tor Project The Tor Project's workforce is smart, committed, and hard working. We currently have a paid and contract staff of around 30 developers and operational support people, plus many thousands of volunteers who contribute to our work. The Tor Project is funded in part by government research and development grants, and in part by individual, foundation, and corporate donations. Tor is for everyone, and we are actively working to build a team that represents people from all over the world - people from diverse ethnic, national, and cultural backgrounds; people from all walks of life. We encourage people subject to systemic bias to apply, including people of color, indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and any other person who is part of a group that is underrepresented in tech. The Tor Project has a strong culture of transparency and democratic processes, and long-standing community guidelines and cultural norms. Our community is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment. Please read more here: • Our Code of Conduct: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/code_of_conduct.t… • Our Social Contract: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/social_contract.t… • Our Statement of Values: https://gitweb.torproject.org/community/policies.git/tree/statement_of_valu… The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy, 16 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's, and a flexible work schedule. Insurance benefits vary by employment status and country of residence. The Tor Project, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

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Anti-censorship meeting notes, 2021 November 11
by Cecylia Bocovich 11 Nov '21

11 Nov '21

Hi everyone! Here are our meeting logs: http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2021/tor-meeting.2021-11-11-15.59.html and our meeting pad: Anti-censorship work meeting pad -------------------------------- Next meeting: Thursday November 11th 16:00 UTC Weekly meetings, every Thursday at 16:00 UTC, in #tor-meeting at OFTC (channel is logged while meetings are in progress) == Goal of this meeting == Weekly checkin about the status of anti-censorship work at Tor. Coordinate collaboration between people/teams on anti-censorship at Tor. == Announcements == we will be posting monthly reports on the new discourse forum https://forum.torproject.net/ == Discussion == Staging and deployments of rdsys/BridgeDB there are a lot of big changes coming to our deployment of BridgeDB, we want to make sure it's thoroughly tested in a production environment polyanthum (the machine that hosts BridgeDB) is sort of a mess right now decision to talk to sysadmin team about container-based deployment solutions Blocking of shadowsocks in China some background info: https://github.com/net4people/bbs/issues/69 blocking happens by port we should check whether our bridges are being blocked by port instead of by IP like we assumed if so we might be able to simply change bridge ports instead of IPs for our rotating bridge idea == Actions == == Interesting links == https://ooni.org/post/2021-investigating-internet-shutdowns-mozilla-telemet… https://aclanthology.org/venues/nlp4if/ Workshop on NLP for Internet Freedom (NLP4IF) == Reading group == We will discuss "Measuring QQMail's automated email censorship in China" on 2021-11-11 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3473604.3474560 https://github.com/net4people/bbs/issues/95 summary Questions to ask and goals to have: What aspects of the paper are questionable? Are there immediate actions we can take based on this work? Are there long-term actions we can take based on this work? Is there future work that we want to call out, in hopes that others will pick it up? == Updates == Name: This week: - What you worked on this week. Next week: - What you are planning to work on next week. Help with: - Something you need help with. cecylia (cohosh): last updated 2021-11-11 Last week: - updated snowflake docker image on Dockerhub - looked into policy updates for addons (snowflake-webext#34) - prep for SOTO - onboarding tasks - bumped snowflake library version - more work on snowflake + shadow simulations - onboarding tasks This week: - automate blocking detection for rotating IP bridges (censorship-analysis#40020) - more snowflake performance work (snowflake#40026) - post monthly report on new forum + mailing list Needs help with: arlolra: 2021-08-12 Last week: - Migrate to v3 of the webextension manifest Next week: - Maybe get back to snowflake-webext #10 - Write up the pitch for our use case for supporting creating PeerConnections in background service workers https://github.com/w3c/webrtc-extensions/issues/77 Help with: - dcf: 2021-11-10 (will be absent 2021-11-11) Last week: - posted graphs of users in Turkmenistan https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/support/-/issues/40030#note_275… - started a discussion on upcoming changes to Mozilla add-ons policy and how it might affect the Snowflake WebExtension https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/anti-censorship-team/2021-November/0… https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snow… Next week: Help with: agix:2021-11-04 Last week: - Next week: -Adjust BridgeDB Patch to Gitlab -Start with rdsys issue#40 (twitter gettor distributor) Help with: - hanneloresx: 2021-3-4 Last week: - Submitted MR for bridgestrap issue #14 Next week: - Finish bridgestrap #14 - Find new issue to work on Help with: - maxb: 2021-09-23 Last week: - Worked on https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snow… re: utls for broker negotiation - Had conversation with someone about upstream utls http round tripper https://github.com/refraction-networking/utls/pull/74 - Too busy with work :/ Next week: - _Really_ want to get a PR for utls round tripper meskio: 2021-11-11 Last week: - local testing and final fixes bridgedb using rdsys (bridgedb!23) - many rdsys fixes on how bridge authority files are used (rdsys!17) - review snowflake periodic nat check (snowflake!62) - mentoring a new contributor for BridgeDB (bridgedb#40030) - snowflake proxy docker test in rpi (docker-snowflake-proxy#2) Next week: - Improve bridgedb email for people who type their bridges (bridgedb#40028 - improve bridgestrap manage of the cache (bridgestrap#27) Shelikhoo: 2021-11-11 Last Week: - [Merge Request] Add S3 backend support for gettor updater (rdsys!18) - [Merge Request] Periodic NAT Type Measurement Support (snowflake!62) - [Discussion] Add callbacks in the client for key events during snowflake connections (snowflake#40076) - [Discussion] Nondetermterisic Unit Testing Result Created by TestImapExistingInbox (snowflake#68) - [Discussion] Is there a better moat/snowflake SNI than cdn.sstatic.net? (rdsys#40068) Last Week: - Add Google backend support for gettor updater

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Migrating the blog next week!
by Jérôme Charaoui 11 Nov '21

11 Nov '21

Hi everyone, Considering that our beloved Drupal blog [0] is being migrated to Lektor next week, as of now you should refrain from drafting new content in Drupal. Please approve comments on any previous posts by Sunday. Any comments posted or approved after Sunday will not carry over to the new blog. Also note, only the comment sections of the most recent 100 posts will be taken into account. For authors, please bear with us using during the transition. The publishing workflow is still being worked on and some issues may not be fully ironed out from day one. TPA is working hard to make this process as seamless as possible using the various GitLab features available to us. If you're interested, you can check out the staging site [1] today! If you find any issues please don't hesitate to report them or submit a patch [2] ! Thanks, -- Jerome [0] https://blog.torproject.org [1] https://blog-staging.torproject.org [2] https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/blog

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UX team monthly meetings notes, November 9th
by Duncan Russell 09 Nov '21

09 Nov '21

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Joydeep's Monthly Status Report for October 2021
by Joydeep Sen Gupta 06 Nov '21

06 Nov '21

Hello everyone! This is my monthly status report for October, 2021. The priorities for this month have been to soft-launch and moderate the new Tor Forum (forum.torproject.net) continue our user support work on the official channels, namely, frontdesk (Request Tracker) and #tor on OFTC IRC. # Soft-launch of the Tor Forum This month much of my work went into planning the launch of Tor Forum for user support. I am happy to report that the soft-launch period (25 October, 2021 - 31 October, 2021) went quite well barring a single incident which Gus took care of. This would not have been possible without the team effort and I would like to thank and congratulate everyone who has been instrumental in the successful launch of our forum and has helped with moderation and so many other tasks :) # Frontdesk My work on the frontdesk got a bit sidetracked last month but I plan to ramp up this month. Frontdesk stats: Timeline : 06 Oct 2021 (00:00 UTC) - 05 Nov 2021 (12:00 UTC) Tickets: new: 84 open: 10 resolved: 73 Breakdown of number of RT tickets received with respect to operating system: Windows (10,8,7, all the way upto XP) - 17 macOS - 4 GNU/Linux - 2 Android- 9 (Note: This includes tickets where the user mentioned the operating system or it was evident from the issue they were running into and/or enclosed screenshots.) Frequent tickets (at least 2 RT tickets): 1. 15 RT Tickets - Private Bridge requests. We recently added the article 'How to circumvent the Great Firewall and connect to Tor from China?' to the Support Portal and as a result of which we are receiving a lot of these requests per month. [1] 2. 4 RT Tickets - Tickets related to the VPN survey. 3. 4 RT Tickets - Reports of fake Tor apps on the App Store. Most of these tickets are from users who have paid for a subscription for apps masquerading as the Tor Browser. We are updating the 'Bad/Impersonating Tor Browser' list in the wiki [2]. 4. 4 RT Tickets - Unable to access YouTube. For a consecutive month, this issue has received a lot of attention. 5. 4 RT Tickets - Issues with Tor Browser signature verification. 6. 2 RT Tickets - Users unable to unsubscribe from our Newsletter [3] (thanks to mattlav for resolving these tickets!) 7. 2 RT Tickets - Network performance issues for October, 2021 [4] Apart from the forum and RT, I have been active on #tor IRC and other social media forums to answer support queries. If you have any suggestions, questions or want to discuss anything in detail please feel free to get in touch. Thanks, -- Joydeep [1]: https://support.torproject.org/censorship/connecting-from-china/ [2]: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/wikis/Bad_TorB… [3]: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/civicrm/-/issues/31 [4]: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/network-health/team/-/issues/130

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