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To my knowledge ublock doesn't disable WebRTC entirely, but only specific features to prevent local IP leakage, which, according to the documentation "can cause issues for some WebRTC-related services", but it's not a given, so give it a try?
In case that doesn't work, you can still help though. If running the standalone proxy is not an option, you can whitelist https://snowflake.torproject.org/embed in ublock and follow the instructions in Option 2 of snowflake's documentation wiki.
Assuming firefox, be aware that media.peerconnection.enabled in about:config has to be set to true.
To put it shortly, meek is not an option for small hobbyist relay operators like you and me. Run an obfs4 bridge.
Don't run it on the same IP as a relay: most censors are probably doing at least IP-based blocking, so it would be trivially blocked.
Also consider snowflake. https://snowflake.torproject.org/ It's trivial and eventually will be extremely useful. Very little usage currently. Someday ...
> Only one person has used my snowflake hehehe
ONE ALREADY?!?! Wtf, thats fast! I have seen it take very long to even get one. Maybe you'll find that in the coming days it isn't as used, but you are still helping!
> Like hosting on an app or something and not a browser extension
That is possible see under the browser options: https://snowflake.torproject.org/
Maybe I should package it up into a nice app... hmm.
According to Snowden leaks, using Tor puts one on a list. So lots of libraries, and me, are on the list.
For people in overtly oppressive regimes that literally prosecute people for using Tor, there are Tor Bridges. These hide the fact that Tor is being used at all.
One of the easiest ways to support free speech worldwide is to enable Snowflake Bridge in your browser
Here's a brief overview of a snowflake router and how it works to connect someone to the TOR network. For the more technical there is a link to the documentation.
One of my friends said he was too old, so didn't see the point, wouldn't share his Internet connection, and now yells at kids to get off his lawn.
Here's a brief overview of a snowflake router and how it works to connect someone to the TOR network. For the more technical there is a link to the documentation.
One of my friends said he was too old, so didn't see the point, wouldn't share his Internet connection, and now yells at kids to get off his lawn.
just done a post on facebook too:
"Add this little extension to help countries like Kazakhstan who are being forced into the dark by an oppressive government. By having the extension running you are allowing normal people with real lives to communicate the hardships they are experiencing - you never know one day it may be us/you.
https://snowflake.torproject.org/"
It seems Russia is cracking down on the internet by blocking TOR, a protocol for private internet browsing often used to avoid censorship.
Luckily, the TOR project's "bridges" (a type of proxy to access the TOR network) are helping Russians get around this block, giving Russians access to a free and open internet.
If you have the ability to do so, please consider donating to a bridge operator or running your own bridge, it's as easy as downloading a browser extension and just running it in the background.
!ping RUS
According to TFA, Russia is not actually blocking Tor; they are blocking the torproject website.
Even if Russia tries to fully block Tor the way that (say) China does, it will still be accessible via Snowflake.
You can helping combat censorship by simply running the extension!
According to TFA, Russia is not actually blocking Tor; they are blocking the torproject website.
Even if Russia tries to fully block Tor the way that (say) China does, it will still be accessible via Snowflake.
You are helping combat censorship by running the Snowflake extension… right?!
You need a public IP address with 1 port that points at your server (that is, if you can get NAT forwarding, it should be enough), if you cant then you maybe snowflake is better for you.
Tor Snowflakes will be fantastic when they stop with the feature creep and push it to main release channel. https://snowflake.torproject.org/
Mainly, Snowflakes are used as a browser extension that someone would have running while the browser is open.
Will the Snowflake website still work if I disabled webRTC? I made the following changes to my Firefox "about:config":
- media.peerconneccion.enabled: FALSE
- media. peerconnection. turn.disable: TRUE
- media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers: FALSE
- media.peerconnection.video.enabled: FALSE
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No, you do not relay other people's traffic simply by running the Tor Browser Bundle. You might be thinking of Snowflake, which is a way that ordinary internet users can become Tor relays simply by downloading a browser extension. You have to download the browser extension to become a "snowflake," though. Under no circumstances is anyone else's Tor traffic entering or leaving your computer if you're simply running the Tor Browser Bundle.
Nobody wants to run an exit node on their own network. Not only is dangerous in the sense of the FBI raiding your home which has happened , but it's also would result in your machine being taken away. Not only that, but after a few days your IP would be flagged as a exit node making every site you visit require a captcha. Now said all of that you should check out https://snowflake.torproject.org/ which allows you to host a non exit node through a browser extension.
For those who wish to assist people in Belarus in fighting their authorities, the best chance is probably opening a Telegram proxy or becoming a Tor snowflake (pun intended, running the latest entry point software for Tor requires no experience whatsoever). :P
For those that don't know how Tor is related to weather:
> Snowflake is a system to defeat internet censorship. People who are censored can use Snowflake to access the internet. Their connection goes through Snowflake proxies, which are run by volunteers.
You can turn into a snowflake and help other people circumvent censorship by installing the browser add-on for Firefox or Chromium if you have an uncensored internet connection. It requires WebRTC to work and is supposed to be installed in a regular browser with direct internet access, not in Tor Browser.
Snowflake as a pluggable transport for circumvention of censorship is still experimental and only available in Alpha versions of Tor and Tor Browser.
I think you should review how snowflake works.
It's not an entry/guard relay, true. But it's similar to one. Other people use your snowflake to connect to the (currently only) one bridge operated by a Tor Project person. You thus know who is using you.
It absolutely is not a "transport (middle) node." There is no such thing as a transport node. If you're trying to say snowflakes are non-guard and non-exit relays, that's false. See previous paragraph.
It is correct that you have no idea what you are transporting. Just like if you were an entry/guard relay or a middle relay.
Have you tried Snowflake?
> https://snowflake.torproject.org/ > Snowflake is a system to defeat internet censorship. People who are censored can use Snowflake to access the internet. Their connection goes through Snowflake proxies, which are run by volunteers. For more detailed information about how Snowflake works see our documentation wiki. > Browser. If your internet access is censored, you should download Tor Browser. https://www.torproject.org/download/
https://snowflake.torproject.org/
A new(ish) type of bridge that Tor is working on that lets almost anyone with a web browser run a bridge to help people in censored countries connect to Tor and access the free Internet.
https://snowflake.torproject.org/
A new(ish) type of bridge that Tor is working on that lets almost anyone with a web browser run a bridge to help people in censored countries connect to Tor and access the free Internet.
If you want to make Tor better and don't really want to sacrifice much of your own bandwidth, consider running a bridge. This way you can help users from countries that censor Tor. Running a bridge can be as simple as opening a website (Snowflake experimental bridge). There are no legal risks for you as you'd be acting as the entry node.