[TWN team] Recent changes to the wiki pages
Lunar
lunar at torproject.org
Mon Sep 23 10:22:53 UTC 2013
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=== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2013/12 ===
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version 24
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-09-23T09:38:36+00:00
cleanups
--- version 23
+++ version 24
@@ -118,24 +118,10 @@
[XXX] http://storify.com/fredericjacobs/discussion-between-tor-s-ioerror-and-vupen-s-chaou
-In the course of stopping Tor clients from communicating their local time to servers,
-a bug was introduced into the tor master branch that caused relays to warn their
-operators of clock skew, after receiving the Unix epoch as the current time from
-affected directory authorities [XXX].
-
- [XXX] https://bugs.torproject.org/9798
-
The proposed Tor page on Stack Exchange has now reached 100% commitment, and will soon
be launching as a live beta. Thanks to everyone who signed up! [XXX].
[XXX] http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/56447/tor
-
-Vulnerabilities
----------------
-
-XXX: Reported vulnerabilities [XXX].
-
- [XXX] vulnerability report source
Upcoming events
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@@ -169,8 +155,6 @@
Possible items :
- * Reimbursement of Exit Operators https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2013-September/002824.html
* Final? GSoC report on Searchable metrics archive by Kostas Jakeliunas https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-September/005483.html
on EvilGenius by Johannes Fürmann https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2013-September/005484.html
- * Tor mini-hackathon https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-September/030154.html
* stack exchange q&a going beta https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-September/030159.html
version 23
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-09-23T09:37:41+00:00
rework TBB item
--- version 22
+++ version 23
@@ -65,14 +65,20 @@
New Tor Browser Bundles released
--------------------------------
-A new set of stable and beta Tor Browser Bundles was announced on the Tor blog [XXX].
-As well as disabling the filtering of results for queries submitted to Startpage,
-the default search engine, they include an updated version of HTTPS-Everywhere that
-no longer causes a storm of requests to clients1.google.com, an issue reported by many
-users after the last release [XXX]. In addition, they incorporate important security
-updates; it is recommended that all users upgrade as soon as possible.
+A new set of stable and beta Tor Browser Bundles was released [XXX] on September 20th.
+The Tor Browser is now based on Firefox 17.0.9esr and fixes several important
+security issues [XXX].
+
+Queries for the default search engine, Startpage, are no longer subject to the
+invasive “family filter” [XXX]. The beta branch also include an updated version of
+HTTPS Everywhere that no longer causes a storm of requests to clients1.google.com,
+an issue reported by many users after the last release [XXX].
+
+Once again, it is recommended that all users upgrade as soon as possible.
[XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-1709esr
+ [XXX] https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefoxESR.html#firefox17.0.9
+ [XXX] https://bugs.torproject.org/8839
[XXX] https://bugs.torproject.org/9713
Tor mini-hackathon at GNU 30th Anniversary Celebration
version 22
Author: lunar
Date: 2013-09-23T09:28:07+00:00
promote and rework the clock skew issue
--- version 21
+++ version 22
@@ -87,6 +87,23 @@
[XXX] https://gnu.org/gnu30/celebration
[XXX] https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/event/register?id=10
+False alarm about clock skew
+----------------------------
+
+Small offsets in system time is a good opportunity to fingerprint Tor clients. In
+order to eliminate unnecessary exposure, Nick Mathewson has been working on
+proposal 222 [XXX].
+
+Unfortunately this introduced a bug which revealed itself after the directory
+authority named “turtles” was upgraded. The result is that relays started to warn their
+operators of an implausible clock skew [XXX]. This was indeed a false alarm.
+
+The issue has been quickly worked around and properly fixed a few hours later [XXX].
+
+ [XXX] https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/blob_plain/refs/heads/master:/proposals/222-remove-client-timestamps.txt
+ [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2013-September/002888.html
+ [XXX] https://bugs.torproject.org/9798
+
Miscellaneous news
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version 21
Author: dope457
Date: 2013-09-23T09:04:31+00:00
I'll be editor
--- version 20
+++ version 21
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
''Thirteenth issue of Tor Weekly News. Covering what's happening from September 17th, 2013 to September 24th, 2013. To be released on September 25th, 2013.''
-'''Editor:'''
+'''Editor: dope457'''
'''Subject:''' Tor Weekly News — September 25th, 2013
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
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Nick Mathewson sent an invitation [XXX] encouraging everyone to attend GNU 30th Anniversary
-Celebration [XXX] next weekend at MIT, where the Tor is going to be featured among few others projects.
+Celebration [XXX] this weekend at MIT, where the Tor is going to be featured among few others projects.
Part of the event is hackaton so if you like to program, and you're interested in helping with Tor,
sign up on the webpage [XXX] and come on by!
version 20
Author: dope457
Date: 2013-09-23T08:58:31+00:00
add tor mini-hackathon
--- version 19
+++ version 20
@@ -75,14 +75,17 @@
[XXX] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-firefox-1709esr
[XXX] https://bugs.torproject.org/9713
-New Release of XXX
-------------------
+Tor mini-hackathon at GNU 30th Anniversary Celebration
+------------------------------------------------------
-XXX: cite specific release date, numbers, and developers responsible
+Nick Mathewson sent an invitation [XXX] encouraging everyone to attend GNU 30th Anniversary
+Celebration [XXX] next weekend at MIT, where the Tor is going to be featured among few others projects.
+Part of the event is hackaton so if you like to program, and you're interested in helping with Tor,
+sign up on the webpage [XXX] and come on by!
-XXX: details about release
-
- [XXX]
+ [XXX] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-September/030154.html
+ [XXX] https://gnu.org/gnu30/celebration
+ [XXX] https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/event/register?id=10
Miscellaneous news
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@@ -114,6 +117,10 @@
Upcoming events
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+Sep 28-29 | Tor mini-hackathon at GNU 30th Anniversary Celebration
+ | MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
+ | https://gnu.org/gnu30/celebration
+ |
Sep 30th | Congress on Privacy & Surveillance
| A one-day event triggered by recent announcements about secret Internet mass surveillance
| Lausanne, Switzerland
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