Notices by The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social), page 22

Tor Browser gets a new look: Earlier this year, Firefox’s user interface underwent a significant redesign aimed at simplifying the browser chrome, streamlining menus and featuring an all-new tab design. Firefox ESR 91 introduces the new design to Tor Browser.

🔵 Time to update: Tor Browser 11.0 is now available!

https://torproject.org/download

What's new? 🧵 👇

We're hiring a Brand Designer for the User Experience team! 👋

The Brand Designer will be responsible for the creative direction of The Tor Project's identity, ensuring our visual language is compelling and cohesive.

We look forward to hearing from you: https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/brand-designer/

Today, we're very happy to announce a new discussion and user support platform: the Tor Forum.

https://blog.torproject.org/tor-forum-a-new-discussion-platform

Privacy is a human right. Stand up for that right with a donation to Tor.

https://www.torproject.org/donate/donate-phr-md

🧅 Arti 0.0.1 is released: An embeddable Tor client in Rust

Haven’t you always wanted a Tor client written in Rust? Of course you have! And now that Arti has released version 0.0.1, we have such a client for you to try out.

https://forum.torproject.net/t/arti-0-0-1-is-released-an-embeddable-tor-client-in-rust/

"One of the issues with VPNs nowadays is that they are controlled... They literally control all the servers, all the infrastructure... You want to avoid having a single point of failure, or a single point of trust." -- Isa, Tor Executive Director.

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/podcast/2021/10/beyond-the-vpn-ultimate-online-privacy-with-the-tor-projects-isabella-bagueros-lock-and-code-s02e20/

🔵 New Releases: 0.3.5.17, 0.4.5.11, 0.4.6.8 and 0.4.7.2-alpha.

This Tor stable release completely removes v2 Onion Service. Onion operators must upgrade to v3.

Alpha release: testing Congestion Control proposal and MiddleOnly Relay Flag.

Full changelog: https://forum.torproject.net/t/release-0-3-5-17-0-4-5-11-0-4-6-8-and-0-4-7-2-alpha/148

Plus, we've launched new swag, including new t-shirts to help you spread the word about the importance of privacy.

Make your donation now: it's a great time to support Tor! https://donate.torproject.org #PrivacyIsAHumanRight

Stand up for the right to privacy by making a donation to Tor between now and Dec. 31, 2021, and your gift will be matched 1:1 by the Friends of Tor. That means a gift of $10 becomes $20... and one of $25 becomes $50.

Today we're launching the Tor Project's annual fundraising campaign.

The message is simple: privacy is a human right, and Tor helps millions of people around the world exercise that right.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, your ongoing support makes Tor possible: https://donate.torproject.org

Today is the first Global Encryption Day!

🔒 Encryption makes life safer. Without it, our banking details, personal conversations, medical history, and everything in between is on display.

Now is the time to #MakeTheSwitch to encrypted services (like Tor!)

https://blog.torproject.org/first-global-encryption-day

Entering the Matrix 👩💻

We are happy to announce an expansion of the Tor community's day-to-day conversations by bridging our IRC community the Matrix platform.

For regular Tor users, it means that you can chat with us using a friendly App like Element.

https://blog.torproject.org/entering-the-matrix

@kat yes, BBC upgraded their onion site. Here is: https://www.bbcnewsd73hkzno2ini43t4gblxvycyac5aw4gnv7t2rccijh7745uqd.onion/

You can find a list of onion sites here:
https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/#featured-onions

@aninuscsalas if it's a translation issue, please follow this guide: https://community.torproject.org/localization/translation-problem/

A weboldalunk most már magyarul is elérhető!
https://torproject.org/hu/

@gchaincl https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency/

Less than two weeks to snag the TAKE BACK THE INTERNET t-shirt before it's retired forever! Only available as part of the t-shirt pack, and with a donation of $125 in the name of privacy online, you can make it yours. Donate here: https://donate.torproject.org

A guide to how stalkerware works, what to look out for if you think you may be a target of stalkerware, and what to do about it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/technology/personaltech/stalkerware-apps-protection.html

The best alternative? Tor. 🧅
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/technology/personaltech/are-vpns-worth-it.html