The Tor Reportamoghbl1

amoghbl1@torproject.org

About Me

• International Institute of Information, Hyderabad [UG2k13].

• Volunteer, GSoC Intern, Contractor at The Tor Project.

• Security Researcher.

Presentation Overview• Need for Tor.

• How Tor works.

• The Tor Project.

• Community in India.

• How to get involved.

Need for Tor

• Anonymity.

• Prevent websites from tracking you.

• Journalists, Activists and NGOs.

• Any sensitive information.

Need for Tor

• Censorship.

Need for Tor

• Censorship.

How Tor works

• Volunteer operated network, code open source.

• 3 hops to achieve anonymity.

• Change circuits frequently.

What is The Tor Project, Inc?

TP is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organisation dedicated to the research and development of tools for online anonymity and

privacy.

Tor community in India• Very few developers in India.

• Very few nodes: 41 of 6000.

Tor community in India• Very few users too!

• 40k / 46cr

Get Involved• Run a Tor relay today!

• Talk about tor, get other people excited.

• Write code. Multiple applications, all open source.