Tor Project Releases Official Tor Browser for Android
After eight months of testing, the nonprofit Tor ProjectThe Tor Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting online privacy and ensuring uncensored access to the internet. Emerging from U.S. Naval Research Lab experiments with onion routing in the 1990s, Tor evolved into a decentralized, volunteer-powered network that hides user identities by routing traffic through multiple encrypted relays. Since the launch of the Tor Browser in 2008, it has become a crucial tool for activists, journalists, and everyday users worldwide—supporting free expression during events like the Arab Spring and proving resilient in the face of mass surveillance disclosures. Today, Tor is sustained by a global community committed to human rights, transparency, and digital freedom. More has announced the official release of the Tor Browser for Android. Version 8.5 of the Tor Browser is the first stable release, following a public alpha version that was launched in September 2018.
According to the Tor ProjectThe Tor Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting online privacy and ensuring uncensored access to the internet. Emerging from U.S. Naval Research Lab experiments with onion routing in the 1990s, Tor evolved into a decentralized, volunteer-powered network that hides user identities by routing traffic through multiple encrypted relays. Since the launch of the Tor Browser in 2008, it has become a crucial tool for activists, journalists, and everyday users worldwide—supporting free expression during events like the Arab Spring and proving resilient in the face of mass surveillance disclosures. Today, Tor is sustained by a global community committed to human rights, transparency, and digital freedom. More, while there are some functional differences between the desktop and mobile versions of the browser, both provide nearly identical security features, including protection against proxy bypass and tracking.
Alongside Tor for Android, the team has also released Tor Browser 8.5 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Currently, there is no official version of the browser for iOS. However, Apple device users can install alternative apps that allow them to use Tor on their mobile devices.
The Tor Browser is built on Mozilla Firefox. Previously, Mozilla announced the establishment of a grant to develop ways to integrate the Tor protocol into Firefox.