FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
+ +TOR PROJECT RELEASES CIRCUMVENTION TOOL ARTICLE
+ +WALPOLE, MA The Tor Project releases an article about +the "Ten +Things to Look for in a Circumvention Tool". As more countries +crack down on Internet use, people around the world are turning to +anti-censorship software that lets them reach blocked websites. Many +types of software, also known as circumvention tools, have been created +to answer the threat to freedom online. These tools provide different +features and levels of security, and it's important for users to +understand the tradeoffs.
+ +This article lays out ten features you should consider when evaluating +a circumvention tool. The goal isn't to advocate for any specific +tool, but to point out what kind of tools are useful for different +situations.
+ +Tor's tools and technologies are already used by millions of people +to protect their activities online. These users include journalists and +human rights workers in politically rigid countries communicating with +whistleblowers and dissidents. Law enforcement officers on Internet +sting operations stay anonymous with Tor, as do people wanting to post +socially sensitive information in chat rooms, like rape or abuse survivors +and those with illnesses. The Tor network also provides protection +for people looking for another layer of privacy from the millions of +websites and ISPs bent on collecting private information and tracking +their moves online.
+ +ABOUT THE TOR PROJECT
+ +Based in Walpole, MA, The Tor Project develops free and open-source +software that provides online anonymity to the everyday Internet +user. Tor was born out of a collaboration with the U.S. Naval Research +Lab starting in 2001, and it became an official U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit +in 2006. The Tor Project now works with many individuals, NGOs, law +enforcement agencies, and businesses globally to help them protect their +anonymity online.
+ +In addition to its efforts developing and maintaining the Tor anonymity +software and the Tor network, The Tor Project also helps to lead the +research community in understanding how to build and measure scalable and +secure anonymity networks. The Tor developers publish several new research +papers each year in major academic security conferences, and just about +every major security conference these days includes a Tor-related paper. +Tor is a project-funded organization with a staff of 15.
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+ +Contact: Andrew Lewman
+Tel: +1-781-424-9877
+Email: execdir@torproject.org
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