[tor-bugs] #22399 [Applications/Tor Launcher]: Tor launcher third-party censorship circumvention tools support

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#22399: Tor launcher third-party censorship circumvention tools support
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 Reporter:  iry                        |          Owner:  brade
     Type:  project                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                     |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Launcher  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-team                    |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #21951                     |         Points:
 Reviewer:                             |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by mcs):

 * cc: arma (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 gk]:
 > I am not a big fan of making it look like we support some third party
 tools we have not audited. If there is an issue with Tor's circumvention
 capabilities we should fix that on the Tor side. Third party applications
 might be easily in the position to betray the very safeguards Tor is
 trying to provide.

 I agree with these thoughts. Because I have not heard much discussion of
 use of 3rd party tools, this statement surprises me: "third-party
 censorship circumvention tools are actually widely used in heavily
 censored area where Tor bridges and pluggable-transports are not
 effective."

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