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Lunar
lunar at torproject.org
Tue Nov 26 14:20:11 UTC 2013
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=== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2013/21 ===
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Date: 2013-11-26T13:31:00+00:00
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''22nd issue of Tor Weekly News. Covering what's happening from November 19th, 2013 to November 26th, 2013. To be released on November 27th, 2013.''
'''Editor:''' Lunar
+
+'''Status:''' FROZEN. New items should go on [wiki:TorWeeklyNews/2013/22 next week's edition]. Expected publication time 2013-11-27 12:00 UTC.
'''Subject:''' Tor Weekly News — November 27th, 2013
@@ -9,126 +11,133 @@
Tor Weekly News November 27th, 2013
========================================================================
-Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that
-covers what is happening in the Tor community.
+Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly
+newsletter that covers what is happening in the Tor community.
Round of updated Tor Browser Bundles
------------------------------------
-Mozilla did an urgent security release [XXX] of the stable Firefox branch with version
-17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle has been
-updated [XXX]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an updated,
-together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both have
-been received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux systems [XXX].
+Mozilla did an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
+with version 17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle
+has been updated [2]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an
+updated, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
+have been received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit
+GNU/Linux systems [3].
-The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [XXX] which — on top of updating its base
-software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on Windows, and a few other small fixes.
+The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
+updating its base software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on
+Windows, and a few other small fixes.
-An updated version of Tails [XXX] and the pluggable transport bundle are still
-in the making at the time we write.
+An updated version of Tails [5] and the pluggable transport bundle are
+still in the making at the time we write.
- [XXX] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0.11/releasenotes/
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-17011esr-and-tor-02418-rc
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/64-bit-gnulinux-tor-browser-bundles-updated
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-bundle-30rc1-released
- [XXX] https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004152.html
+ [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0.11/releasenotes/
+ [2] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-17011esr-and-tor-02418-rc
+ [3] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/64-bit-gnulinux-tor-browser-bundles-updated
+ [4] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-bundle-30rc1-released
+ [5] https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004152.html
Tor is looking for a Browser Hacker and an Extension Developer!
---------------------------------------------------------------
-Mike Perry wrote a blog post [XXX] to announce two new positions available
-at the Tor Project: “We are looking for a C++ browser developer [XXX] to work
-on our Firefox-based browser, and a Firefox extension developer [XXX] to work
-on our growing number of Firefox extensions. Our ideal candidates would be
-comfortable in both roles, but we are also interested in hearing from
-people with either skillset.”
+Mike Perry wrote a blog post [6] to announce two new positions available
+at the Tor Project: “We are looking for a C++ browser developer [7] to
+work on our Firefox-based browser, and a Firefox extension developer [8]
+to work on our growing number of Firefox extensions. Our ideal
+candidates would be comfortable in both roles, but we are also
+interested in hearing from people with either skillset.”
-Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply to these exciting
-opportunities to make Tor software even better.
+Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply to these
+exciting opportunities to make Tor software even better.
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-looking-browser-hacker-and-extension-developer
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-browserhacker.html
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-extdev.html.en
+ [6] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-looking-browser-hacker-and-extension-developer
+ [7] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-browserhacker.html
+ [8] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-extdev.html.en
“Safeplug”
----------
-Roman Mamedov reported [XXX] that the Californian company Cloud Engines was now
-shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly works is
-unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router transparently
-transport its client connections through Tor.
+Roman Mamedov reported [9] that the Californian company Cloud Engines
+was now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly
+works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router
+transparently transport its client connections through Tor.
-Such approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [XXX] was prompt to remind
-everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your identity” and
-quote the warning on Tor download page [XXX]: “To avoid problems with Tor
-configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor Browser Bundle. It is
-pre-configured to protect your privacy and anonymity on the web as long as
-you're browsing with the Tor Browser itself. Almost any other web browser
-configuration is likely to be unsafe to use with Tor.”
+Such approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
+remind everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
+identity” and quote the warning on Tor download page [11]: “To avoid
+problems with Tor configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor
+Browser Bundle. It is pre-configured to protect your privacy and
+anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with the Tor Browser
+itself. Almost any other web browser configuration is likely to be
+unsafe to use with Tor.”
-Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [XXX] namely the absence of source code
-or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure, issues with
-the automatic update system, the term of services. He also critized the
-“torified everything” approach and outline alternative approach he had
-discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a captive portal that would
-instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and use the local router device as a
-first hop into the Tor network, perhaps by configuring the device as a bridge.”
+Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12] namely the absence of source
+code or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure,
+issues with the automatic update system, the term of services. He also
+critized the “torified everything” approach and outline alternative
+approach he had discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a
+captive portal that would instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and
+use the local router device as a first hop into the Tor network, perhaps
+by configuring the device as a bridge.”
-On the upside, Andrew Lewman view the product [XXX] as “a fine test case for
-consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn 6 months
-from now how many they sold and a summary of customer feedback.” Despite having
-“lots of concerns” [XXX], Andrew is “trying to discuss them with Cloud
-Engines” and praise the community for “doing a fine job of raising questions”.
+On the upside, Andrew Lewman view the product [13] as “a fine test case
+for consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn
+6 months from now how many they sold and a summary of customer
+feedback.” Despite having “lots of concerns” [14], Andrew is “trying to
+discuss them with Cloud Engines” and praise the community for “doing a
+fine job of raising questions”.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031200.html
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html#warning
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031215.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031204.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031235.html
+ [9] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
+ [10] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031200.html
+ [11] https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html#warning
+ [12] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031215.html
+ [13] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031204.html
+ [14] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031235.html
Miscellaneous news
------------------
-Nick Mathewson gave the number 223 [XXX] to Esfandiar Mohammadi's proposal titled
-“Ace: Improved circuit-creation key exchange”.
+Nick Mathewson gave the number 223 [15] to Esfandiar Mohammadi's
+proposal titled “Ace: Improved circuit-creation key exchange” [16].
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005836.html
- [XXX] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
+ [15] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005836.html
+ [16] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
-Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally Against Mass
-Surveillance [XXX]. He account for his talk during the cryptoparty and the march
-that happened the next day.
+Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally
+Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He account for his talk during the
+cryptoparty and the march that happened the next day.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
+ [17] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
-Arturo Filastò sent his report about his activities in October [XXX].
+Arturo Filastò sent his report about his activities in October [18].
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
+ [18] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
-Nathan Freitas reported [XXX] on his efforts on using GeckoView on Android 4.4, which
-can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on Android”.
+Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts on using GeckoView on
+Android 4.4, which can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on
+Android”.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005857.html
+ [19] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005857.html
-Kevin Dyer announced [XXX] a new release of a pluggable transport
-powered by Format-Transforming Encryption [XXX]. Cross-platform builds of
-the pluggable transport Tor Browser Bundle are available for download for
+Kevin Dyer announced [20] a new release of a pluggable transport powered
+by Format-Transforming Encryption [21]. Cross-platform builds of the
+pluggable transport Tor Browser Bundle are available for download for
the adventurous.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005861.html
- [XXX] https://fteproxy.org/
+ [20] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005861.html
+ [21] https://fteproxy.org/
Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
-Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked whether or
-not the Tor Project could recommend the SafePlug Tor router device.
+Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked
+whether or not the Tor Project could recommend the Safeplug device.
-An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser folder in
-order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to create an alias in Mac
-OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor Browser" script and place that
-alias or shortcut in a convenient place, such as the Desktop.
+An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser
+folder in order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to
+create an alias in Mac OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor
+Browser" script and place that alias or shortcut in a convenient place,
+such as the Desktop.
Upcoming events
---------------
@@ -143,12 +152,10 @@
Want to continue reading TWN? Please help us create this newsletter.
We still need more volunteers to watch the Tor community and report
-important news. Please see the project page [XXX], write down your
-name and subscribe to the team mailing list [XXX] if you want to
+important news. Please see the project page [22], write down your
+name and subscribe to the team mailing list [23] if you want to
get involved!
- [XXX] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/news-team
-}}}
-
-Possible items:
+ [22] https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews
+ [23] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/news-team
+}}}
version 31
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-11-26T13:26:44+00:00
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--- version 30
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
========================================================================
Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that
-covers what is happening in the XXX Tor community.
+covers what is happening in the Tor community.
Round of updated Tor Browser Bundles
------------------------------------
@@ -119,20 +119,16 @@
[XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005861.html
[XXX] https://fteproxy.org/
-Tor Help Desk Roundup
+Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
-Multiple people asked whether or not the Tor Project could recommend the SafePlug
-Tor router device. We informed people that answers to this question were
-currently being hashed out on a tor-talk mailing list thread[XXX].
+Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked whether or
+not the Tor Project could recommend the SafePlug Tor router device.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
-
-A Mac OS user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser folder in
+An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser folder in
order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to create an alias in Mac
OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor Browser" script and place that
alias or shortcut in a convenient place, such as the Desktop.
-
Upcoming events
---------------
@@ -140,7 +136,6 @@
Dec 27-30 | Tor @ 30th Chaos Communication Congress
| Hamburg, Germany
| https://events.ccc.de/congress/2013/
-
This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by Lunar, Matt Pagan,
version 30
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-11-26T13:24:33+00:00
credits
--- version 29
+++ version 30
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
-This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by XXX, XXX, and
-XXX.
+This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by Lunar, Matt Pagan,
+and dope457.
Want to continue reading TWN? Please help us create this newsletter.
We still need more volunteers to watch the Tor community and report
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=== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2013/21 ===
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version 32
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-11-26T13:31:00+00:00
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''22nd issue of Tor Weekly News. Covering what's happening from November 19th, 2013 to November 26th, 2013. To be released on November 27th, 2013.''
'''Editor:''' Lunar
+
+'''Status:''' FROZEN. New items should go on [wiki:TorWeeklyNews/2013/22 next week's edition]. Expected publication time 2013-11-27 12:00 UTC.
'''Subject:''' Tor Weekly News — November 27th, 2013
@@ -9,126 +11,133 @@
Tor Weekly News November 27th, 2013
========================================================================
-Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that
-covers what is happening in the Tor community.
+Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly
+newsletter that covers what is happening in the Tor community.
Round of updated Tor Browser Bundles
------------------------------------
-Mozilla did an urgent security release [XXX] of the stable Firefox branch with version
-17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle has been
-updated [XXX]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an updated,
-together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both have
-been received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit GNU/Linux systems [XXX].
+Mozilla did an urgent security release [1] of the stable Firefox branch
+with version 17.0.11esr. The stable version of the Tor Browser Bundle
+has been updated [2]. The 2.4 release candidate has also received an
+updated, together with the latest incarnation of tor 0.2.4.18-rc. Both
+have been received another quick update due to an issue on 64 bit
+GNU/Linux systems [3].
-The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [XXX] which — on top of updating its base
-software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on Windows, and a few other small fixes.
+The 3.0 branch has seen the release of 3.0rc1 [4] which — on top of
+updating its base software — fixed a build reproducibility issue on
+Windows, and a few other small fixes.
-An updated version of Tails [XXX] and the pluggable transport bundle are still
-in the making at the time we write.
+An updated version of Tails [5] and the pluggable transport bundle are
+still in the making at the time we write.
- [XXX] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0.11/releasenotes/
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-17011esr-and-tor-02418-rc
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/64-bit-gnulinux-tor-browser-bundles-updated
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-bundle-30rc1-released
- [XXX] https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004152.html
+ [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/17.0.11/releasenotes/
+ [2] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-17011esr-and-tor-02418-rc
+ [3] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/64-bit-gnulinux-tor-browser-bundles-updated
+ [4] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-bundle-30rc1-released
+ [5] https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004152.html
Tor is looking for a Browser Hacker and an Extension Developer!
---------------------------------------------------------------
-Mike Perry wrote a blog post [XXX] to announce two new positions available
-at the Tor Project: “We are looking for a C++ browser developer [XXX] to work
-on our Firefox-based browser, and a Firefox extension developer [XXX] to work
-on our growing number of Firefox extensions. Our ideal candidates would be
-comfortable in both roles, but we are also interested in hearing from
-people with either skillset.”
+Mike Perry wrote a blog post [6] to announce two new positions available
+at the Tor Project: “We are looking for a C++ browser developer [7] to
+work on our Firefox-based browser, and a Firefox extension developer [8]
+to work on our growing number of Firefox extensions. Our ideal
+candidates would be comfortable in both roles, but we are also
+interested in hearing from people with either skillset.”
-Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply to these exciting
-opportunities to make Tor software even better.
+Look at the job descriptions for more details and how to apply to these
+exciting opportunities to make Tor software even better.
- [XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-looking-browser-hacker-and-extension-developer
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-browserhacker.html
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-extdev.html.en
+ [6] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-looking-browser-hacker-and-extension-developer
+ [7] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-browserhacker.html
+ [8] https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-extdev.html.en
“Safeplug”
----------
-Roman Mamedov reported [XXX] that the Californian company Cloud Engines was now
-shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly works is
-unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router transparently
-transport its client connections through Tor.
+Roman Mamedov reported [9] that the Californian company Cloud Engines
+was now shipping a device called the “Safeplug”. How the device exactly
+works is unclear, but according to their FAQ, it looks like a router
+transparently transport its client connections through Tor.
-Such approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [XXX] was prompt to remind
-everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your identity” and
-quote the warning on Tor download page [XXX]: “To avoid problems with Tor
-configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor Browser Bundle. It is
-pre-configured to protect your privacy and anonymity on the web as long as
-you're browsing with the Tor Browser itself. Almost any other web browser
-configuration is likely to be unsafe to use with Tor.”
+Such approach is known to be bad. Sean Alexandre [10] was prompt to
+remind everyone that “application protocols can still reveal your
+identity” and quote the warning on Tor download page [11]: “To avoid
+problems with Tor configuration, we strongly recommend you use the Tor
+Browser Bundle. It is pre-configured to protect your privacy and
+anonymity on the web as long as you're browsing with the Tor Browser
+itself. Almost any other web browser configuration is likely to be
+unsafe to use with Tor.”
-Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [XXX] namely the absence of source code
-or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure, issues with
-the automatic update system, the term of services. He also critized the
-“torified everything” approach and outline alternative approach he had
-discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a captive portal that would
-instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and use the local router device as a
-first hop into the Tor network, perhaps by configuring the device as a bridge.”
+Aaron Gibson detailed other concerns [12] namely the absence of source
+code or design documents, the mandatory router registration procedure,
+issues with the automatic update system, the term of services. He also
+critized the “torified everything” approach and outline alternative
+approach he had discussed with Roger Dingledine “such as providing a
+captive portal that would instruct a user to download a copy of TBB and
+use the local router device as a first hop into the Tor network, perhaps
+by configuring the device as a bridge.”
-On the upside, Andrew Lewman view the product [XXX] as “a fine test case for
-consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn 6 months
-from now how many they sold and a summary of customer feedback.” Despite having
-“lots of concerns” [XXX], Andrew is “trying to discuss them with Cloud
-Engines” and praise the community for “doing a fine job of raising questions”.
+On the upside, Andrew Lewman view the product [13] as “a fine test case
+for consumer-level torouter market analysis. It would be great to learn
+6 months from now how many they sold and a summary of customer
+feedback.” Despite having “lots of concerns” [14], Andrew is “trying to
+discuss them with Cloud Engines” and praise the community for “doing a
+fine job of raising questions”.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031200.html
- [XXX] https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html#warning
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031215.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031204.html
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031235.html
+ [9] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
+ [10] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031200.html
+ [11] https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html#warning
+ [12] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031215.html
+ [13] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031204.html
+ [14] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031235.html
Miscellaneous news
------------------
-Nick Mathewson gave the number 223 [XXX] to Esfandiar Mohammadi's proposal titled
-“Ace: Improved circuit-creation key exchange”.
+Nick Mathewson gave the number 223 [15] to Esfandiar Mohammadi's
+proposal titled “Ace: Improved circuit-creation key exchange” [16].
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005836.html
- [XXX] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
+ [15] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005836.html
+ [16] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/proposals/223-ace-handshake.txt
-Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally Against Mass
-Surveillance [XXX]. He account for his talk during the cryptoparty and the march
-that happened the next day.
+Matt Pagan reported on his trip to Washington, D.C., USA for the Rally
+Against Mass Surveillance [17]. He account for his talk during the
+cryptoparty and the march that happened the next day.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
+ [17] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000385.html
-Arturo Filastò sent his report about his activities in October [XXX].
+Arturo Filastò sent his report about his activities in October [18].
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
+ [18] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2013-November/000386.html
-Nathan Freitas reported [XXX] on his efforts on using GeckoView on Android 4.4, which
-can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on Android”.
+Nathan Freitas reported [19] on his efforts on using GeckoView on
+Android 4.4, which can be seen as the “first step towards Tor Browser on
+Android”.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005857.html
+ [19] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005857.html
-Kevin Dyer announced [XXX] a new release of a pluggable transport
-powered by Format-Transforming Encryption [XXX]. Cross-platform builds of
-the pluggable transport Tor Browser Bundle are available for download for
+Kevin Dyer announced [20] a new release of a pluggable transport powered
+by Format-Transforming Encryption [21]. Cross-platform builds of the
+pluggable transport Tor Browser Bundle are available for download for
the adventurous.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005861.html
- [XXX] https://fteproxy.org/
+ [20] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005861.html
+ [21] https://fteproxy.org/
Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
-Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked whether or
-not the Tor Project could recommend the SafePlug Tor router device.
+Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked
+whether or not the Tor Project could recommend the Safeplug device.
-An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser folder in
-order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to create an alias in Mac
-OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor Browser" script and place that
-alias or shortcut in a convenient place, such as the Desktop.
+An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser
+folder in order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to
+create an alias in Mac OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor
+Browser" script and place that alias or shortcut in a convenient place,
+such as the Desktop.
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@@ -143,12 +152,10 @@
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-}}}
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+ [23] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/news-team
+}}}
version 31
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-11-26T13:26:44+00:00
minor cleanups
--- version 30
+++ version 31
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
========================================================================
Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Tor Weekly News, the weekly newsletter that
-covers what is happening in the XXX Tor community.
+covers what is happening in the Tor community.
Round of updated Tor Browser Bundles
------------------------------------
@@ -119,20 +119,16 @@
[XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-November/005861.html
[XXX] https://fteproxy.org/
-Tor Help Desk Roundup
+Tor help desk roundup
---------------------
-Multiple people asked whether or not the Tor Project could recommend the SafePlug
-Tor router device. We informed people that answers to this question were
-currently being hashed out on a tor-talk mailing list thread[XXX].
+Echoing to the tor-talk thread summarized above, multiple people asked whether or
+not the Tor Project could recommend the SafePlug Tor router device.
- [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-November/031199.html
-
-A Mac OS user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser folder in
+An OS X user asked if it was always necessary to open the Tor Browser folder in
order to start the Tor Browser Bundle. It is possible to create an alias in Mac
OS or a shortcut in Windows to the "Start Tor Browser" script and place that
alias or shortcut in a convenient place, such as the Desktop.
-
Upcoming events
---------------
@@ -140,7 +136,6 @@
Dec 27-30 | Tor @ 30th Chaos Communication Congress
| Hamburg, Germany
| https://events.ccc.de/congress/2013/
-
This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by Lunar, Matt Pagan,
version 30
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-11-26T13:24:33+00:00
credits
--- version 29
+++ version 30
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
-This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by XXX, XXX, and
-XXX.
+This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by Lunar, Matt Pagan,
+and dope457.
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