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- 1. XXX
- 2. XXX
+ 1. Tor Browser 5.0 and 5.5a1 are out
+ 2. Tails 1.5 is out
+ 3. OnioNS beta testing version is out
+ 4. Miscellaneous news
+ 5. Upcoming events
 
-Feature XXX
------------
+Tor Browser 5.0 and 5.5a1 are out
+---------------------------------
 
-Feature 1 with cited source [XXX]
+The Tor Browser team put out two new releases of the privacy-preserving
+web browser. Version 5.0 [XXX], the first release in the new stable
+series, is based on Firefox 38ESR, “which should mean improved support
+for HTML5 video on Youtube, as well as a host of other improvements”.
+Updates to Tor Browser are now downloaded automatically in the
+background, removing the need for users to go through the update wizard
+manually. New privacy features in this release include first-party
+domain bar isolation of more identifier sources, and “defenses from the
+5.0-alpha series for keystroke (typing) fingerprinting and some
+instances of performance/timing fingerprinting”.
 
- [XXX]:
+The first alpha release [XXX] in the 5.5 series, meanwhile, fixes the recent
+pdf.js exploit [XXX] to which users of 5.0a3 and 5.0a4 had been
+vulnerable; it also contains a refined version of the new font
+fingerprinting defenses in which “Tor Browser now ships with a standard
+set of fonts, and prefers to use the provided fonts instead of native
+ones in most cases”.
 
-Monthly status reports for XXX month 2015
------------------------------------------
+For full changelogs and download instructions, please see the team’s
+announcements. Both of these new releases contain important security
+updates, so please upgrade your Tor Browser as soon as you can.
 
-The wave of regular monthly reports from Tor project members for the
-month of XXX has begun. XXX released his report first [XXX], followed
-by reports from name 2 [XXX], name 3 [XXX], and name 4 [XXX].
+ [XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-50-released
+ [XXX]: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-55a1-released
+ [XXX]: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/
 
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
+Tails 1.5 is out
+----------------
+
+The Tails developers announced version 1.5 [XXX] of the anonymous live
+operating system. This release disables access to the local network in
+Tor Browser, restricting this activity to Tails’ “unsafe browser”. It
+also ships with Tor Browser 5.0, and a 32-bit GRUB EFI bootloader, so
+“Tails should now start on some tablets with Intel Bay Trail processors,
+among others”.
+
+For a list of all the changes in this release, please see the team’s
+announcement. This is an important security update, so please download
+your copy as soon as possible, either from the Tails website or via the
+incremental updater.
+
+ [XXX]: https://tails.boum.org/news/version_1.5/
+
+OnioNS beta testing version is out
+----------------------------------
+
+Jesse Victors announced [XXX] the first beta testing release of his Tor
+Summer of Privacy project, the Onion Name System (OnioNS). OnioNS is a
+distributed system that links hard-to-remember and hard-to-verify onion
+service addresses (such as “onions55e7yam27n.onion”) to domain names
+that are easier for humans to read and recall (like “example.tor”).
+
+The software that comprises OnioNS is divided into three main parts:
+OnioNS-HS, OnioNS-client, and OnioNS-server. These are respectively
+intended to be run by onion services wishing to claim domain names,
+clients (such as Tor Browser users) wanting to visit services using
+these names, and the servers that let the system function. Whichever
+software you download will also require the OnioNS-common library in
+order to work.
+
+This is a beta testing version, so Jesse warns that it is not ready to
+be used on production onion services and that name-claims made now may
+not survive in the long-term. If you’re willing to give the system a
+try, however, please see Jesse’s message for further information, and
+feel free to send “feedback as to how usable the system is and areas
+where it could be improved” to the tor-dev mailing list, or file issues
+on the bug tracker of the relevant software package [XXX].
+
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2015-August/009221.html
+ [XXX]: https://github.com/Jesse-V?tab=repositories
 
 Miscellaneous news
 ------------------
 
-Item 1 with cited source [XXX].
+Karsten Loesing deployed version 2.4 of Onionoo [XXX] , the Tor network
+data observatory. This release implements an optional “effective_family”
+field to Onionoo details documents, listing all the relays with which
+the relay in question is in an effective, mutual family relationship.
+“The main goal here is to make it easier to detect misconfigured relay
+families.  This can be relay operators or friendly people watching
+over the Tor network and reminding relay operators to fix their
+configurations.”
 
-Item 2 with cited source [XXX].
+ [XXX]: https://onionoo.torproject.org
 
-Item 3 with cited source [XXX].
+Colin Childs sent out a call [XXX] for new volunteers to man the Tor
+help desk, which offers individual support to Tor users all over the
+world. If you can use Tor Browser and other Tor software with confidence
+and have a good understanding of the theory behind Tor, know how to use
+GnuPG (or are willing to learn), and are an active member of the Tor
+community who wants to help users on an ongoing basis, then please see
+Colin’s message for more details.
 
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
- [XXX]:
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2015-August/038713.html
 
-Tor help desk roundup
----------------------
+The Tails project sent out its monthly report for July [XXX], featuring
+development updates, upcoming events, and summaries of ongoing
+discussions.
 
-Summary of some questions sent to the Tor help desk. 
+ [XXX]: https://tails.boum.org/news/report_2015_07/
 
-News from Tor StackExchange
----------------------------
+George Kadianakis sent out the SponsorR report [XXX], and also submitted
+his own status report for July [XXX].
 
-Text with cited source [XXX].
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2015-August/000896.html
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-reports/2015-August/000894.html
 
- [XXX]:
+Alec Muffett revived [XXX] the discussion around possible human factors
+to consider when devising a new and more secure system of onion
+addresses (such as the one suggested in proposal 224 [XXX]).
 
-Easy development tasks to get involved with
--------------------------------------------
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2015-August/009223.html
+ [XXX]: https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt
 
-Text with cited source [XXX].
+Sue Gardner invited [XXX] active Tor community members to take part in a
+short survey as part of her work to devise a long-term strategic plan
+for the Tor Project.
 
- [XXX]: 
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2015-August/009235.html
 
-This week in Tor history
-------------------------
+Thomas White put out a call [XXX] for “good guides on using Tor with
+common applications” to form part of a “small site dedicated to Tor
+usage [that] will convey, in as simple as possible terms, how to put as
+many applications as possible through Tor”.
 
-Text with cited source [XXX].
-
- [XXX]: 
+ [XXX]: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2015-August/038718.html
 
 Upcoming events
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@@ -102,8 +177,7 @@
                    | https://ooni.torproject.org/event/adina15/
 
 
-This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by XXX, XXX, and
-XXX.
+This issue of Tor Weekly News has been assembled by Harmony.
 
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