Isabela Bagueros

Australia passed a law saying it can order anyone, in broad and vague circumstances, to give secret help to the Australian government in decrypting some information. Even people outside Australia can supposedly be ordered to do this. What should the free software community do to defend itself from this threat?

Other people: Amie Stepanovich Danny O'Brien Ladar Levison

Tor is free software for privacy and freedom online; it protects you from tracking, surveillance, and censorship. Over the past year, with the help of a global team of contributors and one-on-one feedback from users around the world, the Tor Project has made major improvements to its software. A handful of Tor contributors will share what progress Tor teams have made, and what challenges they face. They’ll discuss new releases like Tor Browser for Android, usability improvements to Tor Browser, outreach initiatives, Tor network advancements, Tor’s new anti-censorship team, and what’s to come in the next year.

Other people: Stephanie Whited Nathan Freitas Nick Mathewson Alison Macrina

The Tor Project has been hard at work this year building free software to fight surveillance and censorship across the globe. Join a handful of Tor contributors at this panel, and learn all about the state of the onion. We'll talk about how we're adding new security features like browser sandboxing, improving support for mobile devices, deploying the next generation of onion services, making Tor more usable, lowering our network overhead, making our software more maintainable, and growing our community with new outreach initiatives. We'll also share some of what you can expect from Tor in the coming year, and we're eager to hear questions from our community, too.

Other people: Nick Mathewson Nathan Freitas Steph Whited