Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has teamed up again with Perforce Zend and OpenLogic, as well as the Eclipse Foundation, for the 2027 State of Open Source Survey. This annual survey, now in its sixth year, brings together perspectives from OSS developers, administrators, and IT leaders around the world. It examines what technologies organizations…
Favorite A fresh wave of outrage over the Trump administration’s use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has surged after two high-profile events involving ICE in the span of a week: the shooting of a young father in New York City last Thursday, and the Monday morning Homeland Security Investigations raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.…
Favorite Tor Browser 16.0a14 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to…
Favorite Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.25. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.14. Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on. Get Tails 7.15 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.15.…
Favorite Unlike Big Tech, Tor has never and will never sell your data to make money. 6,490 donors, and thousands of volunteer relay operators and others, keep Tor powered for 4M+ at any given moment* at zero cost to users. You can ensure people worldwide can exercise their human rights to digital privacy and access…
Favorite Tor Browser 15.0.25 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full…
Favorite New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a firestorm over how his administration handles policing and responds to federal immigration raids after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot 28-year-old father Oscar Belgal in front of his 5-year-old child in Manhattan on Thursday. Outraged New Yorkers poured into the streets Thursday night and…
Favorite In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, a vengeful America was braying for blood. Nine out of 10 Americans approved of attacking Afghanistan. About one-third were comfortable with the prospect of Afghan civilian deaths. Less than a quarter thought the conflict would last more than two years. Hardy bands of protesters took to…
Favorite As so-called prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket embed themselves in every aspect of our daily lives, from elections to sports and entertainment, concerns have grown about what the explosion of these poorly understood, loosely regulated platforms could mean for regular people and democracy writ large. Celebrities from LeBron James to Sydney Sweeney have…
Favorite Recent concerns about a political donation by a Mullvad co-founder have raised questions about the Tor Project’s funding relationship with the company. We are not terminating the relationship but are setting clear boundaries on our relationship with Mullvad. Members of the Tor community have asked us to explain how continued collaboration with Mullvad fits…
