What is Tor?

Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.
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Why Anonymity Matters

Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location.
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Our Projects

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Tor Browser

Tor Browser contains everything you need to safely browse the Internet.

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Orbot

Tor for Google Android devices.

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Tails

Live CD/USB operating system preconfigured to use Tor safely.

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Arm

Terminal (command line) application for monitoring and configuring Tor.

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Atlas

Site providing an overview of the Tor network.

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Pluggable Transports

Pluggable transports help you circumvent censorship.

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Stem

Library for writing scripts and applications that interact with Tor.

OONI

OONI

Global observatory monitoring for network censorship.

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Recent Blog Posts

Measuring Internet Censorship in...

Mon, 28 Aug 2017

Posted by: agrabeli

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Mon, 21 Aug 2017

Posted by: t0mmy

The Tor Project Defends the Huma...

Thu, 17 Aug 2017

Posted by: steph

Take Part in a Study to Help Imp...

Wed, 16 Aug 2017

Posted by: Philipp Winter

Tor Browser 7.5a4 is released

Tue, 08 Aug 2017

Posted by: boklm

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Who Uses Tor?

Normal PeopleFamily & Friends

People like you and your family use Tor to protect themselves, their children, and their dignity while using the Internet.

BusinessesBusinesses

Businesses use Tor to research competition, keep business strategies confidential, and facilitate internal accountability.

Activists & WhistleblowersActivists

Activists use Tor to anonymously report abuses from danger zones. Whistleblowers use Tor to safely report on corruption.

Journalists and the MediaMedia

Journalists and the media use Tor to protect their research and sources online.

Military and Law EnforcementMilitary & Law Enforcement

Militaries and law enforcement use Tor to protect their communications, investigations, and intelligence gathering online.