Notices by The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social), page 27

We're having 2 open hack days in Mexico City (Oct 2-3) everyone is welcome to join. There will also be a relay operator meetup Oct 2 @ 6:30pm.

You can learn more about Tor, hack on something with us, or just meet folks who are also interested in free and open source software, online privacy, and free expression.

Most sessions will be conducted in English, but some will be in Spanish. There will be speakers of multiple languages attending.
https://blog.torproject.org/events/tors-open-hack-days-mexico-city

We've got BIG NEWS. We gave Tor Browser a UX overhaul.

Tor Browser 8.0 has a new user onboarding experience, an updated landing page, additional language support, and new behaviors for bridge fetching, displaying a circuit, and visiting .onion sites. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-80

Tor Browser 8.0a10, the second alpha based on Firefox ESR 60, includes major updates to the user onboarding experience, a revamped start page, and more.

Help us test it out before the stable release hits: https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-80a10

This is draconian.

Anyone found guilty of running, or just visiting, a site Egypt has deemed a "threat to national security or the economy" could face prison or a fine. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45237171

Many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you’ve used a privacy setting that says it will prevent Google from doing so. Unacceptable. https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb

We are coming to DEF CON. Come ask Co-Founder Roger Dingledine anything about Tor: Saturday @ 6pm in the Crypto & Privacy Village. https://blog.torproject.org/events/roger-and-steph-and-others-def-con-las-vegas

Facebook wants even more information about users.

Facebook has asked large U.S. banks to share customers' financial information, including card transactions and checking account balances, "to offer new services to users." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-banks/facebook-asks-u-s-banks-for-financial-info-to-boost-user-engagement-wsj-idUSKBN1KR1KY

NEW POSITION: We're looking for a Senior Systems Administrator to join our team!

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience running open source systems.

This position can be performed remotely or in our Seattle office. https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-sysadmin.html.en

In 1 week, come meet us at Tor Community Night in Barcelona!

If you run relays, are at all interested in running relays, or want to learn more about becoming involved with Tor, we hope to see you there. https://blog.torproject.org/meetup-tor-community-night-pets

Digital rights are human rights.

“At least you have to show that you know your rights and are ready to defend them."

https://qz.com/1329145/african-governments-silence-social-media-bloggers-on-twitter-whatsapp-facebook/

The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution for the “promotion, protection, and enjoyment of human rights on the internet” which condemns any country that intentionally disrupts the internet access of its citizens. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/un-declares-online-freedom-to-be-a-human-right-that-must-be-protected-a7120186.html

Egypt has done more than censor the internet. Egypt was found to have hijacked unencrypted HTTP connections for advertising and cryptomining 💰

A groundbreaking new report by OONI and AFTE details these anomalies and more: https://blog.torproject.org/egypt-internet-censorship

European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs voted to move forward with Article 11 and Article 13. The legislation will now have to undergo a plenary vote by the full Parliament.
https://gizmodo.com/the-end-of-all-thats-good-and-pure-about-the-internet-1826963763

Yowza. A bug in macOS can expose the contents of a user's files -- including document text and photo thumbnails -- even if the drive is encrypted. https://www.zdnet.com/article/macos-quick-look-bug-leaks-encrypted-data-researchers-find/

This would break the internet.

Imagine YouTube Content ID, but for everything: blog comments, tweets, Github commits, Instagram photos, replies to newspaper articles, rental listings, dating profiles.

This is being proposed in the EU. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mbk47b/europe-copyright-rules-content-id

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On June 20, an EU committee will vote on an internet-destroying copyright proposal that'll censor everything from Tinder profiles to Wikipedia: https://boingboing.net/2018/06/07/thanks-axel-voss.html

Folks in the EU: European Parliament Members need to hear from you! https://changecopyright.org

Don’t let Facebook, or any tracker, follow you on the web: https://blog.torproject.org/dont-let-facebook-or-any-tracker-follow-you-web

More trouble for Facebook 🍿

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-congress/u-s-lawmakers-press-facebook-over-chinese-data-sharing-idUSKCN1J21OE

Five years ago, news broke of Snowden's revelations.

“The government and corporate sector preyed on our ignorance. But now we know."

"The revelations made the fight more even.”

Keep fighting, everyone. Privacy is a human right. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/edward-snowden-people-still-powerless-but-aware

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