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"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"

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/podc

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Podcast Episode: Why Three is Tor's Magic NumberMany in Silicon Valley, and in U.S. business at large, seem to believe innovation springs only from competition, a race to build the next big thing first, cheaper, better, best. But what if collaboration and community breeds innovation just as well as adversarial competition? (You can also find...

Tor has launched Oniux, a new tool for anonymizing any Linux app’s network traffic via the Tor network.

Unlike previous solutions like Torsocks, Oniux uses Linux namespaces to isolate apps at the kernel level, ensuring leak-proof anonymity even with malicious apps.

Though experimental, Oniux could be a game-changer for enhanced privacy on Linux.

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

#Tor#Oniux#Linux

#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.

techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/redd

TechCrunch · Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots | TechCrunchRedditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots

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: gagliardoni.net/#20250427_priv

Spoiler alert: I'm not endorsing backdoors, but I think some middleground solution must be found.

gagliardoni.netTommaso Gagliardoni's Homepage

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: privacyguides.org/articles/202

www.privacyguides.org · In Praise of Tor: Why You Should Support and Use Tor
More from Em :official_verified:
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Update. "SAFE-Track: Secure Anonymous Federal Evidence, Data and Analysis Tracking"
datafoundation.org/pages/safet

"The Data Foundation's SAFE-Track portal provides a secure, encrypted channel for documenting changes to federal evidence and #data activities. As a trusted, non-partisan authority on government data and evidence policy, the #DataFoundation maintains this platform to systematically understand and analyze impacts on America's evidence infrastructure…SAFE-Track enables confidential reporting through:
* Complete #anonymity for submissions
* End-to-end #encryption of all data
* No requirement for email or personal identification
* Option for secure follow-up communication through anonymous conversation codes
* Protections against collection of personally identifiable information."

I now have SimpleX Chat, lol. Idk I was bored so I set one up!

To anyone interested in hitting me up, spam, negative shit or just normal conversations, here's my address (note I won't be online all the time. I'm dealing with something serious right now)

simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&s

New Privacy Guides video 📺✨
by @jw

If you've wondered about
the difference between:

Privacy,
Security,
and Anonymity :neocat_foxmask:

And why some privacy-focused
services are worth using even when they don't provide perfect anonymity, watch this!

It's truly an amazing short video!
Everyone should watch it 👇

privacyguides.org/videos/2025/

This week we’re tackling some common misconceptions with privacy, security, and anonymity!

Often privacy and anonymity are used interchangeably. However, there are distinct differences between the two. In our latest video, we aim to explain and discuss the differences, so you can make better decisions on your privacy and security journey.

privacyguides.org/videos/2025/