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RT @OpenObservatory: Verifying the unblocking of websites in Ethiopia based on OONI data
https://ooni.io/post/ethiopia-unblocking/

Our joint report w/ @acce… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012799615404593152

Facebook filed to patent a system that can remotely activate the mic on someone’s phone using inaudible signals broadcast via a television.

“The technology in this patent has not been included in any of our products, and never will be.” - Facebook 🤔
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/28/facebook-patent-phone-mic-listening-tv-shows source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012783229089304577

Shari Steele, our current ED, has been chosen as the next Honorary Steward at @ShuttleworthFdn.

She'll be helping to select the most interesting and innovative positive-impact projects for the upcoming round of fellowships.
https://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/thinking/2018/06/26/thinking-Steward-Shari-Steele/ https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012747881495834624/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012747881495834624

RT @torproject: AT&T buildings in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, LA, NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, and D.C. have been identified as central to a… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012717448334749697

Concerned about censorship or anomalies on your network? You can detect censorship, surveillance, and traffic manipulation on the internet right from your phone.

Install the OONI Probe mobile app: https://ooni.torproject.org/install/ https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012695984231538691/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012695984231538691

RT @holantonela: At @torproject we respect our users, and we don't track their behavior as the industry does. And we will never do it. Inst… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012443639014936577

There are a lot of misconceptions about what protections Private Browsing Modes or Incognito Modes provide, so it is good to see more mainstream browsers taking an interest in trying to meet people's privacy expectations. https://twitter.com/brave/status/1012370802476396544 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012377280000258048

RT @brave: Introducing the beta of our Private Tabs with Tor! Today's Brave desktop release (0.23.19) integrates Tor into the browser and g… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012376510634905602

We're trying out a new system for indicating .onion sites' relationships to TLS certificates.

Test out the new Tor Browser alpha, and let us know what you think. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-80a9 https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012367549550481408/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012367549550481408

We've got a new Tor Browser alpha, and we need your help to test it!

Tor Browser 8.0a9 has a lot of new features, including a couple major UX changes, and we want them to be in tip-top shape before the stable release hits this September.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-80a9 https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012322132460818432/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012322132460818432

RT @ACLU: Secret documents show how AT&T is helping the NSA spy on a massive scale. The company needs to make clear to the public how it re… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012126017144741892

RT @ACLU: Secret documents show how AT&T is helping the NSA spy on a massive scale. The company needs to make clear to the public how it re… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012126017144741892

RT @ACLU: Secret documents show how AT&T is helping the NSA spy on a massive scale. The company needs to make clear to the public how it re… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012126017144741892

RT @LuisCarlos: Tor está siendo bloqueado en Venezuela, pero el mismo @torproject ha desarrollado puentes para burlar esa censura más sofis… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012023252917669891

RT @stshank: Onion-based graphics from @torproject. (This shows the network capacity of the anonymity-protecting network's relay nodes.) ht… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012000534008684545

Relay operators! If your relays are stable & will maintain their IP addresses & ports for 2 years, *you can help users in heavily censored regions* by becoming a fallback directory mirror: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2018-June/015521.html

Reach out to @Phoul with your relay's fingerprint if you can help. source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1012000118491500546

Join us tomorrow in Lisbon, Portugal to learn about how Tor can help protect you against tracking, surveillance, and censorship online. https://blog.torproject.org/workshop-explorar-o-tor-em-lisboa-portugal-meetup-explore-tor-lisbon-portugal #meetup #tor #workshop #lisboa https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1011912150288338945/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1011912150288338945

RT @daithaigilbert: Nicolas Maduro has just taken another step towards complete censorship of the internet in #Venezuela — by blocking @tor… source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1011765033678835718

If you build Tor from source, there's a new alpha available for download.

Tor 0.3.4.3-alpha fixes several bugs in earlier versions, including one that was causing stability issues on directory authorities. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-0343-alpha source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1011730959430012928

New release: Tor Browser 7.5.6 updates Firefox to 52.9.0esr and includes newer versions of NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere. We also added the latest Tor stable version, 0.3.3.7. https://t.co/91BuZveL4e https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1011700730766471168/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1011700730766471168