Tor Project
Coverage of Tor Project in the Nexus archive.
- Quadratic funding democratizes allocation by rewarding projects w/ broad support
Quadratic funding is a method that democratizes resource allocation by rewarding projects with broad community support, as discussed in an article by the Tor Project.
- Tor Project to lead Web3 crowdfunding to support internet freedom
The Tor Project will lead a Web3 crowdfunding campaign to support internet freedom, which has declined globally for 15 consecutive years. According to Freedom House, more countries are restricting access to the internet. This decline affects global internet freedom.
- UK age-gating plans risk breaking the internet, privacy groups warn
The UK government's plan to implement age gates across the internet risks breaking the web and may not effectively keep kids safe. Privacy groups and VPN providers have warned that the proposals could lead to a system where all users have to prove their age to access certain services. The plans have sparked concerns over privacy, security, and the potential for Big Tech dominance.
- We found a stable Firefox identifier linking all your private Tor identities
A privacy vulnerability in Firefox's IndexedDB was discovered by Fingerprint.com, allowing tracking of private Tor identities. This flaw undermines the anonymity Tor users rely on by linking multiple identities through a stable Firefox identifier.