Like the Layers of an Onion

Censorship from big tech continues to ramp up, and privacy continues to be invaded. But “count your blessings” our masters say. “Think of the Iranians. And of the poor citizens of countries like Iran.” The masters have a point. We SHOULD think of the poor people living in those evil and repressive countries, and see what tools they (and the journalists and spies living there) to circumvent censorship.

This week we’ll be talking about one of these technologies. One of the most powerful, and widely used tools throughout the world. It’s created the platform for billionaires and scandals. All because it wraps your input through layers of encryption, like the layers of an onion.

Viewings

Ogres are like Onions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FtCTW2rVFM

How to use the browser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yveTy-mf3u8

Onion routing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRYzre4bf7I

Listenings

To be fair, TOR was first developed by the military https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElJJCAuKslQ

Tor in more depth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIkzx7-s2RU

Tor hidden services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVcbq_a5N9I

The TOR censorship arms race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB8ODpw_om8

Readings

About TOR https://www.torproject.org/about/history/