Notices by The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social), page 6

In 2024 more than 2 billion people will vote in 65+ elections worldwide. Elections bring spikes in content blocking, internet censorship & shutdowns. Tor makes it possible to defend yourself in this election megacycle! https://blog.torproject.org/2024-defend-internet-freedom-during-elections

Prepare for this year's megacycle of elections🛡️Download Tor-powered apps like Tor Browser, Onion Browser, Orbot, Tails (@tails) and OnionShare. Censors may block them just before elections. If Tor is inaccessible, reach out to Tor user support. [🧵1/2]

🧅PSA: Relay operators running #Tor 0.4.7.x - It's time to upgrade! 0.4.7.x series reached its end-of-life and all relays and bridges running that series will be removed soon by Tor Directory Authorities. Please upgrade to the 0.4.8.x series ASAP.
https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-psa-tor-0-4-7-reaches-end-of-life-eol-on-2024-01-31/11157

Join us this time tomorrow for #Tor 's #relay operator meetup:
https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-next-tor-relay-operator-meetup-2024-01-27-19-00-utc/11159

We're less than an hour away. Tune in to hear from digital rights advocates, journalists and other online privacy experts as they share insights on outreach, advocacy, challenges in 2024, and their vision for the future of digital rights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K8ki7zBArs

January 27 at 19 UTC – SAVE THE DATE: The next Tor Relay Operator Meetup will take place this Saturday. We're still working on the agenda for this meetup, but feel free to add your topics here: https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-next-tor-relay-operator-meetup-2024-01-27-19-00-utc/11159

It's #DataPrivacyWeek: join us this Thursday for a virtual live event where we discuss the challenges and opportunities of digital rights advocacy in 2024 with a panel of experts. 📺 Set a reminder here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K8ki7zBArs

安装软件之前，验证数字签名！

下载完成、安装 Tor 浏览器之前，要进行数字签名验证。这一步非常重要！

大家使用 Tor 浏览器是为了上网的隐私和匿名，所以一定要重视软件本身的安全。让我们从最最开始的地方确保软件安全：下载 Tor 浏览器的安装文件之后，不要急着点击安装，而是进行“签名验证”。

有人可能会问：我是从官方网站下载的还会不安全吗？为什么要验证签名？

是的，即使从官方网站下载，也可能不安全，具体原因就不在这里详细解释，大家有兴趣可以自己去查。

验证签名的目的是为了确认你下载到电脑里的文件，与我们想要提供给你的文件完全相同，而没有被任何第三方篡改。一旦被人篡改，那就不是我们想要提供给你的 Tor 浏览器。

以上四种方式都提供 Tor 浏览器下载链接以及对应的 .asc 数字签名文件，请同时下载这两个文件，将它们保存在电脑的同一个文件夹里。不要更改文件名称。

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❄️ Snowflake facts ❄️

🌐 Snowflake allows users to bypass censorship by making internet activity appear as a regular video or voice call.
🌍 Iran, Russia, and China are the countries with the most Snowflake users.
📈 While the number of users has decreased since the beginning of the year, bandwidth is up by more than 50%.

📊 For more findings, check out the bridge metrics 2023 year in review:
https://forum.torproject.org/t/snowflake-bridge-metrics-2023-year-in-review/11149

Support #DDoSecrets with a donation by end of January if you can. Most recently, their data has contributed to our research and helped us understand more about censorship and oppression tactics used around the world.
https://donorbox.org/ddosecrets-five-years-later

As the demand for strong online privacy protections keeps mounting,
@protonmail 's donations advance our shared vision for a better internet by helping to keep the Tor Project’s ecosystem of applications and services free and safe for our millions of users. Thank you!
https://proton.me/blog/2023-lifetime-fundraiser-results

🎉 Celebrating another year of advancing online privacy. From launching Mullvad Browser to Tor Browser's enhanced accessibility to new anti-censorship tools, thanks to our incredible community for making the internet more secure and private. #YearInReview

https://blog.torproject.org/2023-year-in-review/

If you weren't able to watch it live,
Roger's lecture on Tor censorship attempts in Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan at #C37C3 is now available to stream online: https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12040-tor_censorship_attempts_in_russia_iran_turkmenistan#t=59

We're less than 1 hour away from our in-person relay operator meetup at #c37c3. https://events.ccc.de/congress/2023/hub/de/event/tor-relay-operators-meetup/

🗓️ We don't have an agenda, but please bring up questions or topics at the meeting.

Make sure to check out Roger Dingledine's Lecture on Tor censorship attempts in Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan at #C37C3 tonight at 23:00 in Hamburg. https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2023/fahrplan/events/12040.html
Learn more about how recent censorship events have spurred innovation & changes in Tor's censorship response.

We'll also use this opportunity to host our an in-person relay operator meetup at CCC: Dec 29 at 20:30 local time. More info here: https://events.ccc.de/congress/2023/hub/de/event/tor-relay-operators-meetup/
#37c3

If you're at the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, don't miss Roger Dingledine's lecture about Tor censorship attempts in Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan on day 2 of the event: December 28th at 23:00 local time. https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2023/fahrplan/events/12040.html
#37c3

We offer an example of how technology can be made differently...with privacy at the heart...to help users reclaim their agency in digital spaces. We want to be a point of reference regarding privacy-preserving technology developing in a changing world. https://blog.torproject.org/tor-in-2023/

Excited to be selected as one of the beneficiaries for
@protonmail 's Fundraiser. Join the raffle for a chance to win a Proton Lifetime account and support us and other likeminded organizations who fight for freedom and democracy.
↗️ How to participate: https://proton.me/blog/2023-lifetime-account-charity-fundraiser

Together, we have successfully reached the Friends of Tor match! In total, that means you helped raise $150,000 to go towards building and maintaining Tor. Thank you, Tor community and Friends of Tor. 💜

Tor Exit operators: the Network Team has released a new Tor version, 0.4.8.10. This update contains a fix to a remotely triggerable crash bug (TROVE-2023-007) affecting exit relays on the 0.4.8.x series. ☝️ Please upgrade ASAP!
https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-exit-operators-on-the-0-4-8-x-series-please-upgrade-to-0-4-8-10-asap/10537