[TWN team] Recent changes to the wiki pages
Lunar
lunar at torproject.org
Tue Mar 4 10:40:25 UTC 2014
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==== https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TorWeeklyNews/2014/9 ====
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version 72
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-04T10:04:55+00:00
write about torsocks
--- version 71
+++ version 72
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-February/006344.html
[XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006347.html
+David Goulet has released the forth candidate of his Torsocks rewrite [XXX].
+This new version comes after “a big code review from Nick and help from a lot
+of people contributing and testing”. But more reviews and testing are now
+welcome!
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006371.html
+
Tor help desk roundup
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@@ -360,5 +367,4 @@
Possible items:
- * Torsocks 2.0.0-rc4 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006371.html
* the Triple Handshake Attack and Tor https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-March/006372.html
version 71
Author: lunar
Date: 2014-03-04T09:54:21+00:00
reword
--- version 70
+++ version 71
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@
There are many ways for the Tor Browser to fail in such a way that the Tor log
is inaccessible. Since antivirus programs, firewalls, system clock skew, proxied
internet connections, and internet censorship have all been known to cause Tor
-failures, it is not always easy to determine the source of the problem. Making
-the Tor log easier to access when Tor fails is the subject of these open
-tickets [XXX, XXX].
+failures, it is not always easy to determine the source of the problem.
+Thankfully, the Tor Browser team is working on making the logs easier to
+access in case of failures (#10059 [XXX], #10603 [XXX]).
[XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10603
[XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10059
@@ -274,38 +274,39 @@
News from Tor StackExchange
---------------------------
-Janice needs an exit IP address in a specific city and wanted to know how she can
-accomplish this[XXX]. Several users suggested that this is not possible with Tor.
-If she needs a city-level IP address and has no requirements regarding anonymity
-it might better to use other services like a proxy, VPN etc,
+Janice needs to be able to connect from an IP address in a specific city
+and wanted to know if Tor can be used to do so [XXX]. Several users
+suggested that this is not possible with Tor. For city-level
+IP addresses, it might better to use other services like a proxy or
+a tunnel, provided one does not require anonymity.
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1485/88
The Tor Browser Bundle sets the default font to Times New Roman 16pt and allows
pages to use their own fonts. User joeb likes to change the settings and wonders
-how this increases the possibility to fingerprint a user[XXX]. gacar suggests
-that this will improve fingerprinting attacks. Several sites use invisible
-strings to test different fonts[XXX]. So using another fonts can make a user
-more visible inside.
+how this increases the possibility to fingerprint a user [XXX]. gacar suggests
+that this will improve fingerprinting attacks. Several important sites use font
+probing to fingerprint their users [XXX]. Changing the default fonts is
+likely to make a user stand out from the common anonymity set.
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1619/88
[XXX]: https://www.cosic.esat.kuleuven.be/fpdetective/#results
-Kristopher Ives wondered if Tor uses some kind of compression. Several users
-searched the source code archives for 'gzip'[XXX] and found code which deals
+Kristopher Ives wondered [XXX] if Tor uses some kind of compression. Several users
+searched the source code archives for “gzip” [XXX] and found code which deals
with directory information. Jens Kubieziel argued that Tor operates on
encrypted data and compressing encrypted data usually results in a increase
in size. So it makes no sense to compress this data.
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1598/88
- [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org//tor.git?a=search&h=HEAD&st=grep&s=gzip
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git?a=search&h=HEAD&st=grep&s=gzip
Stackexchange uses bounties to award higher reputations to answers. By using
this one can attract attention and get better answers or an answer at all. The
-question about using DNSSEC and DNScrypt over Tor[XXX] was probably the first which
-received a bounty. An answer to this question would be rewarded with 50 points.
-However it didn't help. So if you know an answer you're encouraged enlighten
-other users.
+question about using DNSSEC and DNScrypt over Tor [XXX] is probably the first
+which received a bounty. An answer to this question would be rewarded
+with 50 points. However they have not been earned yet. So if you know an
+answer, please enlighten the rest of the community.
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1503/88
version 70
Author: qbi
Date: 2014-03-04T09:50:18+00:00
Tor.SE bounty question
--- version 69
+++ version 70
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1598/88
[XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org//tor.git?a=search&h=HEAD&st=grep&s=gzip
+Stackexchange uses bounties to award higher reputations to answers. By using
+this one can attract attention and get better answers or an answer at all. The
+question about using DNSSEC and DNScrypt over Tor[XXX] was probably the first which
+received a bounty. An answer to this question would be rewarded with 50 points.
+However it didn't help. So if you know an answer you're encouraged enlighten
+other users.
+
+ [XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1503/88
+
Upcoming events
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version 69
Author: qbi
Date: 2014-03-04T09:40:35+00:00
Tor.SE does Tor use compression?
--- version 68
+++ version 69
@@ -291,6 +291,15 @@
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1619/88
[XXX]: https://www.cosic.esat.kuleuven.be/fpdetective/#results
+Kristopher Ives wondered if Tor uses some kind of compression. Several users
+searched the source code archives for 'gzip'[XXX] and found code which deals
+with directory information. Jens Kubieziel argued that Tor operates on
+encrypted data and compressing encrypted data usually results in a increase
+in size. So it makes no sense to compress this data.
+
+ [XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1598/88
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org//tor.git?a=search&h=HEAD&st=grep&s=gzip
+
Upcoming events
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version 68
Author: qbi
Date: 2014-03-04T09:30:38+00:00
Tor.SE font fingerprinting
--- version 67
+++ version 68
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@
[XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1485/88
+The Tor Browser Bundle sets the default font to Times New Roman 16pt and allows
+pages to use their own fonts. User joeb likes to change the settings and wonders
+how this increases the possibility to fingerprint a user[XXX]. gacar suggests
+that this will improve fingerprinting attacks. Several sites use invisible
+strings to test different fonts[XXX]. So using another fonts can make a user
+more visible inside.
+
+ [XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1619/88
+ [XXX]: https://www.cosic.esat.kuleuven.be/fpdetective/#results
+
Upcoming events
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@@ -290,7 +300,6 @@
|
Mar 05 18:00 UTC | Tor Weather development meeting
| #tor-dev, irc.oftc.net
- | https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/weather-in-2014
|
Mar 05 19:00 UTC | Tor Browser development meeting
| #tor-dev, irc.oftc.net
version 67
Author: karsten
Date: 2014-03-04T09:25:38+00:00
Add URL for weather meeting.
--- version 66
+++ version 67
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
|
Mar 05 18:00 UTC | Tor Weather development meeting
| #tor-dev, irc.oftc.net
+ | https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/weather-in-2014
|
Mar 05 19:00 UTC | Tor Browser development meeting
| #tor-dev, irc.oftc.net
version 66
Author: qbi
Date: 2014-03-04T09:17:03+00:00
First Q from Tor.SE
--- version 65
+++ version 66
@@ -271,6 +271,16 @@
[XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10603
[XXX]: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10059
+News from Tor StackExchange
+---------------------------
+
+Janice needs an exit IP address in a specific city and wanted to know how she can
+accomplish this[XXX]. Several users suggested that this is not possible with Tor.
+If she needs a city-level IP address and has no requirements regarding anonymity
+it might better to use other services like a proxy, VPN etc,
+
+ [XXX]: https://tor.stackexchange.com/q/1485/88
+
Upcoming events
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