Orbot
This article is about the software. For the Sonic character, see Orbot and Cubot. For series, see The Mighty Orbots.
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| Developer(s) | The Tor Project |
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| Initial release | 1 October 2008 |
| Stable release | 14.1.4 (November 29, 2014[1]) [±] |
| Preview release | 15.1.0 release candidate 5 (January 26, 2016[2]) [±] |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Android[3] |
| Size | 5.2 MB |
| License | 3-clause BSD license |
| Website |
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Orbot is a free software project to provide anonymity on the Internet for users of the Android operating system. It acts as an instance of the Tor network on such devices and allows traffic routing from a device's web browser, e-mail client, map program, etc., through the Tor network, providing anonymity for the user.[3]
This tool is used to keep the communications of users anonymized and hidden from governments and third parties that might be monitoring their internet traffic.[4]
References
- ↑ Nathan Freitas (2014-11-29). "Orbot v14.1.4: The Battle for the Background!". guardian-dev (Mailing list) (The Guardian Project). Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ↑ Nathan Freitas (2016-01-26). "CHANGELOG". The Guardian Project. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- 1 2 Shakeel, Irfan (April 2011). "Orbot: Tor- Anonymous On Android". eHacking.net. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ Farivar, Cyrus (15 February 2012). "From encryption to darknets: As governments snoop, activists fight back". Ars Technica. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
Further reading
- Hathaway, Jay (19 April 2010). "Orbot offers anonymous browsing on Android, via Tor". Switched.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
External links
- Orbot on Google Play
- Orbot Android package at the F-Droid repository
- Code repository
- Tor on Android. Tor Project.
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