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The Tor Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your gifts make it possible for millions to protect their privacy. Now, you can support Tor and get a mystery grab bag! Make a $125 donation (donate.torproject.org), pick your size, we'll send you grab bag of Tor hoodies & t-shirts. ✨
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"In a recent survey by
@CenDemTech
, 81% of teachers said they used software to track students’ computer activity... students said they decline to share their “true thoughts or ideas because I know what I do online is being monitored.�?"
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Senate Inquiry Warns About Harms of Digital School Surveillance Tools, Calls on FCC to Clarify...
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify how schools should monitor students’ online activities, arguing in a new report that...
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"End-to-end encryption of messaging directly enables the right to privacy, which in turn enables other rights such as freedom of expression, association, opinion, religion, and movement, and bodily security."
bsr.org
A Human Rights Assessment of Meta’s Expansion of End-to-End Encryption | Blog | BSR
Meta commissioned BSR to undertake a human rights assessment of extending end-to-end encryption across Meta’s messaging services. We share some of the assessment’s key points.
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Raya راية
@RayaSharbain
JUST IN! New case study on the hacking of Jordanian journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders with Pegasus spyware 👇
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1- انا سعيد أعلن نشر التحقيق الذي أجريته �?ي #الاردن بما يتعلق بالتجسس صح�?يين ، و مدا�?عين عن حقوق الإنسان و محامين بأستخدام برمجية التجسس الاسرائيلية بيغاسوس #Pegasus التقرير : frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-r @FrontLineHRD @citizenlab
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Fight for the Future
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Today is #AntitrustDay, and nonprofits, tech companies, and internet users are uniting in calling on Congress to end Big Tech’s abusive monopolies. We can’t restructure our relationship with tech until we have antitrust laws. Contact lawmakers now.
antitrustday.org
On April 4th we unite to put people back in control of tech.
Congress is considering strong antitrust bills that will give internet users more power and choice, and stop dominant tech companies from abusing their gatekeeper status. Join us in helping pass...
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Tech monopolies are a threat to human rights, democracy, and the future of our relationship with technology. If you live in the U.S., tell Congress to pass the Open App Markets Act and the American Innovation and Choice Online Act now. #AntitrustDay
antitrustday.org
On April 4th we unite to put people back in control of tech.
Congress is considering strong antitrust bills that will give internet users more power and choice, and stop dominant tech companies from abusing their gatekeeper status. Join us in helping pass...
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TODAY! Starting in ~30 minutes (19:00 UTC), join the Tor Relay Operator Meetup!🧅�?��? forum.torproject.net/t/tor-relays-n
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Hey, relay operators, friends, and anybody who wants to learn more about relays! Reminder that you're invited to the next Tor Relay Operator Meetup, happening tomorrow, Saturday, April 2nd at 19:00 UTC. Here are the details about joining: forum.torproject.net/t/tor-relays-n
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Hey, relay operators, friends, and anybody who wants to learn more about relays! Reminder that you're invited to the next Tor Relay Operator Meetup, happening tomorrow, Saturday, April 2nd at 19:00 UTC. Here are the details about joining:
forum.torproject.net
[tor-relays] Next Tor Relay Operator Meetup - April 2 @ 1900 UTC
Hello relay operators and Tor friends, The next Tor Relay Operator meetup will happen this Saturday, April 2 @ 1900 UTC / 1500 EDT / 2100 CET. Where: BigBlueButton - Tor Relay Operator Meetup No need...
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Evan Greer
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While Google and Amazon are quietly funding astroturf groups, we've pulled together a transparently rag tag band of the "the rest of the Internet" companies, human rights groups, small business advocates, open source projects, for AntitrustDay.org this Monday, April 4th
antitrustday.org
On April 4th we unite to put people back in control of tech.
Congress is considering strong antitrust bills that will give internet users more power and choice, and stop dominant tech companies from abusing their gatekeeper status. Join us in helping pass...
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Rima Sghaier ريما
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Calling friends currently in #Tunisia to install and run OONI Probe mobile app ooni.org/install/mobile/ by
@OpenObservatory
to collect data about the censorship of
@Zoom
&
@MicrosoftTeams
. The results from Tunisia will show up here: explorer.ooni.org/experimental/m
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#Tunisia: urgent, I'm reading that @Zoom and @MicrosoftTeams are inaccessible, allegedly the gov wanted to prevent an online meeting of the members of the suspended parliament (who did continue their meeting on @GoToMeeting. Can someone please confirm?!
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Here's some good news, years in the making: FinFisher is bankrupt. FinFisher sold spyware that authoritarian governments used to spy on activists and human rights defenders, steal data, and carry out "live surveillance."
bloomberg.com
Spyware Vendor FinFisher Claims Insolvency Amid Investigation
A German company long criticized for helping governments spy on communications has shut down operations and filed for insolvency, according to authorities.
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Here's some good news, years in the making: FinFisher is bankrupt. FinFisher sold spyware that authoritarian governments used to spy on activists and human rights defenders, steal data, and carry out "live surveillance."
bloomberg.com
Spyware Vendor FinFisher Claims Insolvency Amid Investigation
A German company long criticized for helping governments spy on communications has shut down operations and filed for insolvency, according to authorities.
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🟣 New tor alpha release: 0.4.7.5-alpha. In this release, we’ve stabilized congestion control work and made a fix that we hope will allow Exit relays to react more quickly to DNS requests that take too long and allow the client cycle to a better Exit.
forum.torproject.net
Release 0.4.7.5-alpha
Where to Download Tarballs Gitlab Repository Changes Below are the major changes of the released versions and links to more detailed release notes. Alpha This is the fifth and most likely last alpha...
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🟣 New tor alpha release: 0.4.7.5-alpha. In this release, we’ve stabilized congestion control work and made a fix that we hope will allow Exit relays to react more quickly to DNS requests that take too long and allow the client cycle to a better Exit.
forum.torproject.net
Release 0.4.7.5-alpha
Where to Download Tarballs Gitlab Repository Changes Below are the major changes of the released versions and links to more detailed release notes. Alpha This is the fifth and most likely last alpha...
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