February 2022 - 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 … [View More]

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new BridgeDB version using rdsys
by meskio 28 Feb '22

28 Feb '22

Hello, I have just deployed a new version of BridgeDB[0]. Now BridgeDB uses rdsys[0] as backend so it has changed how bridges are managed internally, but all the user facing pieces are (almost) the same. The distributors (email, https[1] and moat) hasn't changed and should work as before. If you are a bridge user you should not see any difference. The bridges you are already using should stay working and requesting new bridges should work as before. The move to rdsys implies that all … [View More]

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Community Team meeting notes - February 14 2022
by gus 25 Feb '22

25 Feb '22

Hi, Here's our meeting log: http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-14-14.02.html And our meeting pad: ## Tor Community Team meeting pad Next meeting: Monday, February 28, 2022 - 1400 UTC Weekly meetings, every Monday at 14:00 UTC, in #tor-meeting at OFTC (channel is logged while meetings are in progress) ## Goal of this meeting Weekly checkin about the status of Community Team work at Tor. ## Links to Useful documents * Tor 0.3.5.x EOL: https://forum.torproject.… [View More]

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Anti-censorship team meeting notes, 2022-02-24
by meskio 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

Hey everyone! Here are our meeting logs: http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-24-15.59.html And our meeting pad: Anti-censorship work meeting pad -------------------------------- Next meeting: Thursday February 24th 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 … [View More]

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Network Team - Upcoming tor.git 0.4.7.4-alpha release - February 2022
by David Goulet 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Greetings, Network team will be releasing on Friday a new alpha (0.4.7.4-alpha) but this one is very special, it is the first alpha with the gigantic congestion control work in it. https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40405 https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torspec/-/blob/main/proposals/324-rt… There are also couple important fixes for relay operators running alphas and so we will recommend to upgrade. With this alpha, we hope to get to a release candidate very soon … [View More]

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DEMO DAY at the end of March? Please send us your proposal
by Gaba 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Hi! We are going to have our next demo day at the end of March! Please submit your proposals to https://nc.torproject.net/apps/forms/MT5NTyWnGwDsJ4r8 Tor Demo Day - March 23rd 2022 ============================== What is a Demo Day? ------------------- An hour long session at an all hands meeting where different people present 5 minutes ideas, tools, hacking or anything that they think it may be interesting for the Tor community. How? ---- - We call for presenters a month before the … [View More]

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UX team monthly meeting notes, Feb 22nd
by Duncan Russell 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Hello, Thanks to everyone who made it to today's UX Team meeting! We’re looking forward to seeing you all again in a week’s time on March 1st. Here are the minutes: http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02- <http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-22-17.00.log…>22-17.00 <http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-22-17.00.log…>.log.html <http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-22-17.00.log…… [View More]

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Anti-censorship team meeting notes, 2022-02-17
by meskio 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

Hey everyone! Here are our meeting logs: ttp://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-17-15.59.html And our meeting pad: Anti-censorship work meeting pad -------------------------------- Next meeting: Thursday February 17th 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 … [View More]

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Tor Browser meeting moved to 2022-02-23
by Richard Pospesel 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Hey Everyone, The Tor Browser meeting for (only) next week is moved to Tuesday (2022-02-22) at the usual time (1500UTC) in #tor-meeting in the usual place (#tor-meeting on OFTC). We will resume the following week on the usual day (Mondays). Meeting pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/tor-tbb-keep best, -Richard

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UX team meeting notes, February 15th
by Duncan Russell 15 Feb '22

15 Feb '22

Hello, Thanks to everyone who made it to today's UX Team meeting! We’re looking forward to seeing you all again in a week’s time on February 22nd. Here are the minutes: http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-08-16.59.log… <http://meetbot.debian.net/tor-meeting/2022/tor-meeting.2022-02-08-16.59.log…> Today we shared an update on our progress with the research and specification of the Tor VPN Client for Android (Sponsor 101), briefly discussed the UX Team roadmap … [View More]

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