Notices by The Tor Project (torproject@apoil.org)

“Microchipping would give bosses even more power and control over their workers." 😱
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/11/alarm-over-talks-to-implant-uk-employees-with-microchips #surveillance #uk source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1062048817464442882

“Due to my conviction that dissent is fundamental to functioning democracies, I am forced to resign in order to avoid contributing to, or profiting from, the erosion of protection for dissidents.” https://theintercept.com/2018/09/13/google-china-search-engine-employee-resigns/ source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1041671894448136192

Stand up to the giants ✊
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-location-history-tracking-iphone-android-lawsuit-a8500681.html
#google #privacy #surveillance source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1031935634489991168

RT @theintercept: “Although VPNs pose special challenges for SIGINT (signals intelligence) collection and processing, we’ve recently had no… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1030528850436997120

We’re grateful to have the support of a dedicated volunteer base who help us to make Tor the strongest privacy tool out there. We want to thank Sina Rabbani for his years of support to Tor and to the internet freedom movement.
https://blog.torproject.org/volunteer-spotlight-sina-rabbani-helps-activists-avoid-government-censorship https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1029445076156641282/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1029445076156641282

RT @Mittenzwei: Great news! The German Federal High Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that @torproject relay operators are not reliable for the… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1022828257937371137

Insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on data about things like race, marital status, how much TV you watch, whether you pay your bills on time or even buy plus-size clothing. https://www.propublica.org/article/health-insurers-are-vacuuming-up-details-about-you-and-it-could-raise-your-rates

.onion: https://t.co/VEppsRdBQ7 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1019252911241605121

We're trying out a new system for indicating .onion sites' relationships to TLS certificates.

Test out the new Tor Browser alpha, and let us know what you think. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-80a9 https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012367549550481408/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012367549550481408

Alexa recorded a couple's private conversation and sent it to a random contact.

Amazon said it's "an extremely rare occurrence."

Get this thing out of your home, folks.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/amazon-alexa-recorded-conversation source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1000001059656491009

After months of work, we have a new stable release series 🙌

Tor 0.3.3.6 is the first stable release in the 0.3.3 series which includes improvements for v3 onion services, support to embed Tor within other apps, and our first non-trivial module in Rust.

https://blog.torproject.org/tor-0336-released-new-stable-series https://mobile.twitter.com/torproject/status/999271247048593410/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/999271247048593410

There's still time to apply to protect the open web as a Mozilla Fellow and become a Tor User Advocate. Help us identify common user problems, plan how to address issues, and coordinate follow-through.

Register by April 18 to apply: https://blog.torproject.org/protect-open-web-ford-mozilla-fellow https://twitter.com/torproject/status/984101292246265863/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/984101292246265863

The Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) brings together privacy experts to discuss recent advances and new perspectives on research in privacy technologies.

The papers accepted for the 2018 symposium coming up in Barcelona are now online: https://www.petsymposium.org/2018/paperlist.php https://twitter.com/torproject/status/983326190302842880/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/983326190302842880

The problem is much bigger than Facebook. It's the internet's economic model. It's the internet's surveillance model.

Communicating, sharing, and accessing information shouldn't have to make you a commodity or target.

You shouldn't be exploited for using the internet. source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/976472112817950721

If your org’s site is blocked anywhere in the world, if you're calling out injustices, sharing suppressed resources, or want to provide better privacy and security, creating a .onion version of your site should be your next step. https://blog.torproject.org/news-orgs-activists-onionize-your-sites-against-censorship https://twitter.com/torproject/status/971383755549102080/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/971383755549102080

We asked for $5,000 yesterday, and we got $20,000 (wow!!).

Now, for your reward.

Watch Alex eat an onion for To… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/943519251549380608 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/943519251549380608

Google faces mass legal action in UK over data snooping ???? Payout for the same issue in the US was $22.5m (£16.8m) i… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/937771004876685314 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/937771004876685314

???? “The use of a cell-site simulator intrudes upon an individual’s reasonable expectation of privacy, acting as an i… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/932744129557270534 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/932744129557270534

Legacy onions are now over 10 years old! Get a taste of the improvements these next generation onions provide: https://blog.torproject.org/tors-fall-harvest-next-generation-onion-services#comments source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/926437579968450560

RT @threatpost: Firefox 58 will remove canvas fingerprinting. https://t.co/0pgDGkibZe source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/925823025173237761

Evidència de Censura a Internet durant el Referèndum d'Independència de Catalunya https://ooni.torproject.org/ca/post/internet-censorship-catalonia-independence-referendum/ source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/916332369145139201