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[or-cvs] make it clearer there"s more at stake here than individuals
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- Subject: [or-cvs] make it clearer there"s more at stake here than individuals
- From: arma@xxxxxxxx (Roger Dingledine)
- Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:34:00 -0500 (EST)
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Update of /home2/or/cvsroot/website
In directory moria.mit.edu:/home2/arma/work/onion/cvs/website
Modified Files:
index.html overview.html
Log Message:
make it clearer there's more at stake here than individuals
Index: index.html
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</p>
<p>
-Currently, Tor development is supported by the <a
-href="http://www.eff.org/">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>.
Tor's security is improved as its user base grows and as
more people volunteer to run servers. Please consider <a
href="cvs/tor/doc/tor-doc.html#installing">installing it</a> and then
@@ -90,6 +88,15 @@
</p>
<p>
+Currently, Tor development is supported by the <a
+href="http://www.eff.org/">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>.
+Tor was initially designed and developed as part of the Naval Research
+Laboratory's <a href="http://www.onion-router.net/">Onion Routing</a>
+program with support from <a href="http://www.onr.navy.mil/">ONR</a>
+and <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/">DARPA</a>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
The or-announce mailing list is a low volume list for announcements of
new releases. You can <a href="http://archives.seul.org/or/announce/">read
the archives or subscribe</a>.
Index: overview.html
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@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@
behavior and interests. This can impact your checkbook if, for example,
an e-commerce site uses price discrimination based on your country or
institution of origin. It can even threaten your job and physical safety
-by revealing who and where you are.
+by revealing who and where you are. For example, someone travelling
+abroad who connects to their employer's computers to check or send mail
+or for other reasons will reveal her national origin and professional
+affiliation to any local observing the network even if the connection
+is encrypted.
</p>
<p>
@@ -199,9 +203,12 @@
<p>
Anonymity is threatened as never before by trends in law, policy, and
technology that are undermining our ability to speak and read freely
-online without being forced to reveal who we are. With each new user
-and server, we enhance Tor's ability to restore people's control over
-their privacy.
+online without being forced to reveal who we are. These trends also
+undermine national security and critical infrastructures by making
+personal, corporate, organization, and government communications more
+vulnerable. With each new user and server, we enhance Tor's ability
+to restore control over security and privacy for both individuals and
+organizations.
</p>
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