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knoppix<p>🚀 Tor Browser 14.5.6 is now available<br>Security updates &amp; core improvements across all platforms 🔐</p><p>Rebased on Firefox 128.14.0esr 🧩<br>Includes NoScript 13.0.9, GeckoView, Zstandard &amp; Go updates 🔧<br>Fixes for letterboxing, Android disconnect bugs, and more 🛠️<br>Improved stability + latest privacy protections 🛡️</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1456/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.torproject.org/new-releas</span><span class="invisible">e-tor-browser-1456/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TorProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorProject</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TailsOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TailsOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a></p>
David O'Brien<p>Wut?</p><p>Even <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tor</span></a></p><p>I mean, Ilong ago lost faith in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mozilla</span></a></span> when they started promoting this garbage, but this is ... next level. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>catsalad</span></a></span></p>
knoppix<p>🚀 Tails 7.0~rc1 is out for testing<br>Official release planned for Oct 16 🗓️</p><p>Built on Debian 13 &amp; GNOME 48 🧩<br>Brings updated apps (GIMP 3.0.4, Audacity 3.7.3, Electrum 4.5.8 &amp; more) 🔧<br>Improved hardware support 🌐<br>New RAM requirement: 3 GB 💾<br>Slower boot (fix coming) ⏳<br>Privacy-focused OS, now open for community feedback 🛡️</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://blog.torproject.org/tails-7_0-rc1-testing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.torproject.org/tails-7_0-</span><span class="invisible">rc1-testing/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TailsOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TailsOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TorProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorProject</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gnome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OperatingSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystem</span></a></p>
AS 396507<p>Our lead relay engineer <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@alexhaydock" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alexhaydock</span></a></span> has increased our stateless <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> exit relay deployment to 96! (+1 because of the new <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/RISCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RISCV</span></a> bare-metal node, +1 other we redeployed due to a silly spelling error). We're stress testing our three AMD Epyc 7402P servers that use <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/Proxmox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proxmox</span></a>.</p><p>Each one of the 96 Tor exit nodes are diskless Unified Kernel Images, 56MB in total size, using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@alpinelinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alpinelinux</span></a></span>'s alpine-make-rootfs with an absolutely bare minimum number of packages. We'll be publishing more about our new architecture and configuration soon.</p><p><a href="https://disobey.net/tags/AlpineLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlpineLinux</span></a> <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anonymity</span></a> <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/AntiCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/AccessToInformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccessToInformation</span></a> <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/TorOps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorOps</span></a> <a href="https://disobey.net/tags/TorOperators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorOperators</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://corteximplant.com/@ann3nova" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ann3nova</span></a></span> I'd choose <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> instead:</p><pre><code>wget https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/14.5.5/tor-expert-bundle-linux-x86_64-14.5.5.tar.gz<br>tar xf ./tor-expert-bundle-linux-x86_64-14.5.5.tar.gz<br>mkdir $HOME/.apps/<br>mv ./tor-browser-bundle $HOME/.apps/<br>cd $HOME<br>./.apps/tor-browser-bundle/start-tor-browser.desktop<br></code></pre><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Alexander Hansen Færøy<p>Arrived back home in Copenhagen around midnight from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WHY2025</span></a> together with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@radicalpet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>radicalpet</span></a></span>. Had a blast at the event. Thanks to everybody in and around the Loud North cluster for a good time, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> relay operators for some excellent chats, and to the Orga team and all the volunteers making this fantastic event possible! 🥳</p><p>We were around 20L of fog juice lighter on the trip home 🤣 Time to relax and listen to a playlist with all the excellent music I heard from other camps during the event 🎶</p>
Center of the Universe<p>This book made with want to replace Gmail! (Good alternatives?) Interesting book! Info to those who use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> They were financed by US intelligence. Same for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> browser it seems! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
~meoralis~I may have posted a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/door?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#door</a> for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Doorsday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Doorsday</a> already, but luckily, this one is in a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ghillie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ghillie</a> suit and you will never see it sneaking up on you 🥷<br> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tür?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tür</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Türen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Türen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gate?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gate</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greenery?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenery</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urbanDecay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanDecay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/doorPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doorPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dailyDoor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dailyDoor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/doorsOfMastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doorsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/doors?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doors</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Türen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Türen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AdoorableThursday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AdoorableThursday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/green?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#green</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/grün?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grün</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lush?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lush</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greenery?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenery</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/foliage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foliage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/überwachsen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#überwachsen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/overgrown?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overgrown</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/überwuchert?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#überwuchert</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Rost?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rost</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rostig?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rostig</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/verrostet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#verrostet</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rust?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rust</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rusty?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rusty</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/abandoned?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abandoned</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forgotten?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forgotten</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/derelict?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#derelict</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/disused?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disused</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/reclaimed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reclaimed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natureReclaims?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natureReclaims</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natureReclaiming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natureReclaiming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/camouflage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#camouflage</a>
Yorgos Saslis<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://udongein.xyz/users/lispi314" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lispi314</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@mainframed767" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mainframed767</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jwildeboer</span></a></span> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> support is very much a thing in <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Radicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radicle</span></a>. </p><p>It's in the user guide, so I'd say it's pretty much "officially supported" ;) </p><p><a href="https://radicle.xyz/guides/user#4-embracing-the-onion" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">radicle.xyz/guides/user#4-embr</span><span class="invisible">acing-the-onion</span></a></p>
Simon D.<p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/WikiLeaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WikiLeaks</span></a> whistleblower Chelsea Manning battles AI surveillance with NSA-proof VPN <br><a href="https://cybernews.com/security/wikileaks-whistleblower-chelsea-manning-battles-ai-surveillance/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cybernews.com/security/wikilea</span><span class="invisible">ks-whistleblower-chelsea-manning-battles-ai-surveillance/</span></a></p><p>In an exclusive interview from Web Summit, Chelsea Manning and Harry Halpin explain why traditional privacy tools like VPNs are failing in an era of AI surveillance and how NymVPN’s mixnet technology could be the solution for true digital anonymity.</p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/AIsurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIsurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/mixnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mixnet</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/ChelseaManning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChelseaManning</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a></p>
Pascal Leinert<p>Auch ich habe kein Bock mehr, mich unter der Lüge des "Kinderschutzes" der <a href="https://social.pascal-leinert.de/tags/Zensur" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zensur</a>, <a href="https://social.pascal-leinert.de/tags/Überwachung" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Überwachung</a> und <a href="https://social.pascal-leinert.de/tags/Bevormundung" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bevormundung</a> unterordnen zu lassen, aber <a href="https://social.pascal-leinert.de/tags/Betanet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Betanet</a>, was mehr nach Grift aussieht, ist keine Lösung. Benutzt lieber <a href="https://social.pascal-leinert.de/tags/Tor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tor</a><span>, macht einen Snowflake Proxy und wehrt euch mit allen Mitteln endlich dagegen.<br><br></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlJJNTNDcxk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlJJNTNDcxk</a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ml/@Xeniax" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Xeniax</span></a></span> All attacks on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> are illicit and illegitimate per definition, and merely appealing at authorities is not gonna work.</p><ul><li>Instead <em>encrypt harder</em> by using <em>real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a></em> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> [i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a>), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralize</span></a> and use <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> to <em>normalize</em> proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a>! </li></ul><p>Anything else is <em>undue leniency</em> in the face of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cyberfacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberfacism</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://haunted.computer/@Dio9sys" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Dio9sys</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.io/@gvitalik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gvitalik</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> +1</p><p>I've never heard of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ouisync" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ouisync</span></a> before but seen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rsync" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rsync</span></a> over <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a>...</p>
Alexander Hansen Færøy<p>Notes from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WHY2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> relay operators meetup is up now on the mailing list at <a href="https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/tor-relays@lists.torproject.org/message/YAG26GH4CIIQ4BWRVWYBEDMXXGBM5KVS/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lists.torproject.org/mailman3/</span><span class="invisible">hyperkitty/list/tor-relays@lists.torproject.org/message/YAG26GH4CIIQ4BWRVWYBEDMXXGBM5KVS/</span></a> -- feel free to add anything I missed.</p><p>Thanks to everybody who participated! Hope we'll see each other again around <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/39c3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>39c3</span></a> 🥳</p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>Article on TOR (The Onion Router).</p><p>"Today, privacy technologies like Tor underpin our digital society. From VPNs and encrypted messengers like WhatsApp to the basic security features in our digital systems, they’re essential tools for defending against cybercrime."</p><p><a href="https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-secret-history-of-tor-how-a-military-project-became-a-lifeline-for-privacy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the</span><span class="invisible">-secret-history-of-tor-how-a-military-project-became-a-lifeline-for-privacy/</span></a></p><p>Open Access Book [ <a href="https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5761/TorFrom-the-Dark-Web-to-the-Future-of-Privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monogr</span><span class="invisible">aph/5761/TorFrom-the-Dark-Web-to-the-Future-of-Privacy</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/TheOnionRouter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheOnionRouter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anonymity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Networks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a></p>
DIGITAL PRIVACY<p>New Project - digitalprivacy.homes</p><p>A “side” project called digitalprivacy.homes is currently underway. This side project has grown much faster than I had anticipated. Some of you may have already noticed..<br>It is intended for home use only and provides several tools for protecting ...</p><p>Read more here:<br><a href="https://digitalprivacy.diy/news/en/new-project-digitalprivacy-homes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digitalprivacy.diy/news/en/new</span><span class="invisible">-project-digitalprivacy-homes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacyispossible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacyispossible</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/digitalprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homes</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ansible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ansible</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/deltachat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deltachat</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chatmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatmail</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tor</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nextcloud</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Debian13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian13</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/searxng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>searxng</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/desec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desec</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cockpit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cockpit</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/adguardhome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adguardhome</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://haunted.computer/@Dio9sys" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Dio9sys</span></a></span> I mean, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> ain't perfect (Far from it, but that's inherent with <em>any</em> technology!) but if one's really concerned about <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a>-resistant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hosting</span></a></em> then getting some random box (regardless if old PC or [rented] Server / VPS and putting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionShare</span></a> on that is certainly a better approach, espechally when hosted somewhere far away from any juristiction of concern [if not at home]...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://haunted.computer/@Dio9sys" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Dio9sys</span></a></span> I've seen many such weird <em>"projects"</em> that oftentimes ain't even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> and all they do <em>at best</em> is being a shittier version of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> with a less-mature &amp; battle-hardened tech stack.</p><ul><li>Wrapping in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoins</span></a> makes it even worse!</li></ul><p>Like I can get if they actually cared about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> they'd use proven tech like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IPFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPFS</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BitTorrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BitTorrent</span></a> for hosting &amp; file transfer but there are <em>very few people</em> I'd trust to be skilled enough to <em>"roll their own network stack"</em> cuz that's just barely below <em>"roll your own <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a>"</em> and <em>almost</em> noone should do that!</p>
Charlie McHenry<p>The Secret History of Tor: How a Military Project Became a Lifeline for Privacy - <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/TOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TOR</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-secret-history-of-tor-how-a-military-project-became-a-lifeline-for-privacy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the</span><span class="invisible">-secret-history-of-tor-how-a-military-project-became-a-lifeline-for-privacy/</span></a></p>
Toomore Chiang<p>匿名網路工作坊第一天的盛況,完全超乎我的預期,非常的感動,這次只印 100 本手冊,今天結束只剩 10 本而已。圓桌會議討論的部分我還是生疏了,但意外大家都踴躍的發言對於匿名網路的認知。 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tails</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ooni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ooni</span></a> </p><p>今天真的感動,很多沒有報名的參與者真的是當天看到議程直接來參與!最後每一場都坐的滿滿的!感謝今天的工作人員與講者!看來我們後續還有很多東西可以分享給新加入的夥伴! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COSCUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COSCUP</span></a></p>