Join us today for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with experienced large-scale Tor operators!
Whether you're a privacy advocate, a network enthusiast, a developer, or just curious – we want to hear from you :).
Post your questions on Mastodon by using #TorOps or on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TOR/comments/1la9zgw/tor_operators_ask_me_anything/.
"Isabela Fernandes believes free, open-source software has helped build the internet, and will be key to improving it for all. As executive director of the Tor Project – the nonprofit behind the decentralized, onion-routing network providing crucial online anonymity to activists and dissidents around the world – she has fought tirelessly for everyone to have private access to an uncensored internet, and Tor has become one of the world's strongest tools for privacy and freedom online.
Fernandes joins EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley to discuss the importance of not just accepting technology as it’s given to us, but collaboratively breaking it, tinkering with it, and rebuilding it together until it becomes the technology that we really need to make our world a better place.
In this episode you’ll learn about:
- How the Tor network protects the anonymity of internet users around the world, and why that’s so important
- Why online privacy is NOT only for “people who have something to hide”
- The importance of making more websites friendly and accessible to Tor and similar systems
- How Tor can actually benefit law enforcement
- How free, open-source software can power economic booms"
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/podcast-episode-why-three-tors-magic-number
Została wydana nowa wersja Tails 6.16. Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) jest specjalistyczną dystrybucją Linuksa typu live, służącą do bezpiecznego i anonimowego korzystania z internetu. https://linuxiarze.pl/tails-6-16/ #linux #debian #anonymity #tails
Tails 6.16, a privacy-focused Linux distro, is out now with Tor Browser 14.5.3 and kernel 6.1.140.
https://linuxiac.com/tails-6-16-arrives-with-updated-tor-browser/
Happy Families: new certificates for faster and easier relay management
Introducing #oniux: Kernel-level #Tor isolation for any #Linux app
https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-oniux-tor-isolation-using-linux-namespaces/
@protonprivacy and @threemaapp: We offer super safe #privacy made in #Switzerland! 
Switzerland: Let's ban #anonymity online and introduce #dataretention by decree without parliament.
#Reddit is tightening verification to combat #AI bots after an experiment where bots posted over 1,700 comments.
CEO Steve Huffman announced plans to use third-party services for verifying users' humanity and age while maintaining anonymity.
This raises privacy concerns, especially with past data-sharing incidents.
Reddit stresses its commitment to protecting personal information, but these changes could impact the platform.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/reddit-will-tighten-verification-to-keep-out-human-like-ai-bots/
#EU to ban anonymous #crypto accounts and #privacy coins by 2027
https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-crypto-ban-anonymous-privacy-tokens-2027
I have been thinking for a while about the issue of anonymity in Web3 (and, more in general, anonymous transactions). The growing realization of the damage caused by decentralized financial technologies is nagging my cypherpunk self, who has been at war for a lifetime against invasive tracking, manipulative marketing, and surveillance capitalism. I collected my thoughts here: https://gagliardoni.net/#20250427_privacy_compliance
Spoiler alert: I'm not endorsing backdoors, but I think some middleground solution must be found.
In Praise of #Tor: Why You Should Support and Use Tor
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/
Many people have heard of Tor in the media, but despite its long history of protecting the free internet, most consider it a niche tool and have never ventured to try it themselves.
In reality, Tor is easy to use for anyone. It helps not only journalists and activists, but anybody who seeks greater privacy online or access to information regardless of location.
What is Tor exactly? How can Tor help you? And why is it such an important tool? Staff writer @Em0nM4stodon explains in the latest Privacy Guides article: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/
Random MAC address for anonymity
Ever feel like your phone is snitching on you? That’s because it probably is — at least, its MAC address is. In this deep-dive post, we explore how your devices quietly broadcast your identity through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and how you can fight back by randomizing your MAC address. From Linux laptops to iPhones and Androids, we break down how t
https://schulz.dk/2025/02/27/random-mac-address-for-anonymity/
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