Tor's security modificationsĪccording to Tor, this is the first time the company has done a development cycle following UX best practices. Orfox now includes a GUI with a security slider to adjust exactly how much feature blocking Tor provides. At this stage of development, they've assisted with hardening Orfox's security and now, with some GUI design options. To address this need, Tor partnered with (Opens in a new window) The Guardian Project to further extend the capabilities of Orfox (Opens in a new window), a secure browser built on Tor's code. This makes Tor, which has focused on developing a desktop or laptop product, less useful to the very group of people that might need it the most. Tens of millions of people online today depend on a mobile phone for their internet access and don't own a laptop or desktop at all. While economists once expected developing countries to adopt the same desktop/laptop model as Western nations, the advent of mobile phones and extensive cellular and Wi-Fi networks has changed how countries use emerging technology. In recent years, the usefulness of Tor in what's supposed to be its prime territory has been waning.

Now, Tor is expanding its work to include a mobile browser. The system has never been perfect (no form of computer security is), but it's still a critical way that end users in the Global South (developing countries) can bypass attempts to censor the Internet and access the 'full' version. For the past 11 years, the Tor Project has focused on offering a secure browser that prevents websites or censors from determining what content you browse or how you use the internet.

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