[tor-bugs] #8933 [Company]: Do a security audit of Onion Browser

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#8933: Do a security audit of Onion Browser
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 Reporter:  mttp     |          Owner:       
     Type:  project  |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:       
Component:  Company  |        Version:       
 Keywords:           |         Parent:  #5895
   Points:           |   Actualpoints:       
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 There exists a web browser for iOS that uses Tor[0]. It costs 0.99 USD
 from Apple's app store, but it is open source. The code is hosted on
 Github[1]. This project is actively maintained, with the last update being
 made on May 18, 2013 (The main page mistakenly says May 18, 2012, but the
 description says it has an update to tor version 0.2.12.4-alpha).

 The project already maintains its own list of known issues[2]. Some of
 them (like # 26) already make me squirm. However, if Tor is ever going to
 make its way to iOS, working with someone who has already put considerable
 work into such a project might be easier than starting from scratch. The
 developer seems open to working with Tor people because (1)he's open-
 sourced the project and (2)he claims that he is donating a percentage of
 the proceeds to the Tor Project.

 From responding to help desk tickets, I can say that there is considerable
 user demand for Tor on iOS. I think it would be great to make a list of
 things such that we could say "If Onion Browser stopped doing X and did Y
 all the time, the Tor Project could recommend it to users."

 If there are other concerns here I am missing, please bring them up/modify
 this ticket/whatever.

 [0]: https://mike.tig.as/onionbrowser/
 [1]: https://github.com/mtigas/iOS-OnionBrowser
 [2]: https://github.com/mtigas/iOS-OnionBrowser/issues

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