Notices by The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social), page 10

Want to know what has been going on at the Tor Project lately. Catch up with all of our latest news and sign up for our newsletter: https://newsletter.torproject.org/archive/2023-07-25-new-release-tor-browser-125/text/

Congress wants to pass harmful internet bills, impacting human rights, expanding surveillance & censoring the web. Help us oppose legislation weakening encryption, free speech for teens & online resources for abortion seekers and LGBTQ+ communities. Act now: https://www.badinternetbills.com/ #rejectKOSA #BlockEarnIt

Turkmenistan continues to block Tor and anti-censorship tools at a large scale. Tor bridges prove to be one of the few free alternatives to access the open internet. If you have the resources to help, please consider running bridges. How? Take a look: https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-help-turkmens-to-bypass-internet-censorship-run-an-obfs4-bridge/7002/7

Junta-te a nós, no próximo dia 29 de Julho (Sábado), a aprender mais sobre auto-defesa digital. Neste evento, vamos aprender com os especialistas da PrivacyLx, como funciona o Tor, e como podemos utilizar o Snowflake. https://privacylx.org/events/2023-07-29-tor-day/ #freespech #PressFreedom

At this year's
@defcon, we "will explore the reasons, the symptoms, and some ideas about how to preserve our ability to set our own priorities. We will offer a holistic and detailed picture of how censorship affects
our work and that of our colleagues"🔗https://forum.defcon.org/node/245764?q=Internet%20censorship:%20what%20governments%20around%20the%20globe%20have%20in%20store%20for%20you

As the Tor Community expands we are refining our process for
presenting & evaluating proposals to the relay operator
community that address operational, policy, and community-related aspects. Learn more here: https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-process-for-new-policies-and-proposals-for-the-tor-relay-operator-community-001-community-relay-operator-process-md/8155

Speaking of new icons, the circuit display received its own colorful icon and a dedicated new space. 🚩🚩 Flags make circuit locations easier to identify at a glance and we've rebuilt the whole panel for better compatibility with screen readers.

We've introduced new 🧅 onion site icons with our latest browser release (12.5). As onion services are experiencing more popularity and their use by third-party apps has increased, it was time to give them a new identity.💜

The next Tor Relay Operator Meetup is less than 24hrs away. Add you items to the agenda if you haven't done so yet: https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-event-tor-relay-operator-meetup-june-24-2023-18-00-utc/7794

Tor Browser 12.5 is here. Be sure to update and check out our improved accessibility features, updated circuit display, and new onion site icons among other updates... 👀 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-125/

Come and join us #Defcon31 and find out "what governments around the globe have in store for you". Roger Dingledine, Chris Painter, Jeff Moss will discuss the current state of internet censorship. Check out their talk on #internetcensorship here: https://forum.defcon.org/node/245764

The next Tor Relay Operator Meetup will happen on June 24, 2023, at
18.00 UTC. Feel free to add your topics to the agenda: https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-relays-event-tor-relay-operator-meetup-june-24-2023-18-00-utc/7794

This is a great series from our friends at @eff on the current state of news media and how big tech has contributed to creating the current landscape dominated by an "oligarchy of gatekeepers" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/saving-news-big-tech

We have co-signed @LaQuadrature 's open letter in solidarity and to express support for upholding our digital rights. The use of privacy-preserving technology to defend against surveillance and tracking should not be criminalized.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/06/14/encryption-protects-our-rights-privacy-is-not-a-crime_6031695_23.html

The new Tails Release is a major version with a new backup feature in Tails Installer, automatic upgrade of the Persistent Storage to LUKS2, and captive portal. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-514/

PSA: We're happy to announce that the Tor Project user forum will migrate to the Tor Project's infrastructure on June 20th. New address will be: forum.torproject.org. The old address will automatically redirect. ℹ️ Find out more: https://blog.torproject.org/tor-project-forum-migration/

If you're
@rightscon this week, make sure to check out one of our sessions or visit us at our booth through Thursday morning. Check out the full list of events: https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-project-sessions-at-rightscon-costa-rica-2023/7754

Together with @LaQuadrature we are actively pushing back against unproductive and alarmist narratives that aim to misrepresent people's motivations for using privacy enhancing technologies.
https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-of-encryption-the-8-december-case/

Come join our team. We are looking for an Android Developer: https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/android-developer/

Come visit us at @rightscon Costa Rica. We'll host several sessions looking at the role of free & open source software for digital resilience of civil society, resisting surveillance with Tor and onion services and more. Learn more here 👉https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-project-sessions-at-rightscon-costa-rica-2023/7754