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A Tor Phone refers to the concept of a smartphone which routes internet connections through the Tor network. The first Tor Phone was a prototype smartphone released in 2016 by The Tor Project, which gave users the ability to route internet connections through Tor for anonymity. Work on Tor Phone was launched in 2014,[1] and a "Tor-enabled Android phone prototype" was announced in 2016.[2] The project was led by Mike Perry, Tor Browser lead developer.[3]

Background

Tor Phone refers to a smartphone set to route internet connections through Tor network, for example using the Orbot application and Android VPN settings,[4] although according to developer Mike Perry in 2016, Android's VPN APIs were not secure and could leak data at boot, which affects Orbot too.[5][6] The prototype Tor Phone was based on CopperheadOS, which added additional security features.[7][8][9][10] Another option is to use Torbrowser on smartphones.[11][12][13] Follow-on project, GrapheneOS continues supporting usage of Orbot (Tor) VPN and Torbrowser on Android-based phones.[14][15]

Adoption

The Tor Phone effort received international attention.[16][6]

In January 2015 David Briggs and Nick Spriggs began an unsuccessful Indiegogo campaign to make the BOSS phone, an Android-based phone with "rooted Tor encryption" to anonymize and privatize internet browsing.[17][18]

In 2014 Blackphone from Silent Circle was sold as an Android-based phone with applications and services to provide more secure messaging, VPN and cloud storage.[19] In 2014 the Boeing Black phone was advertised as a more secure Android-based phone, with dual-Sim for using public and government networks.[20][21]

In 2012 the Ninja phone, an HTC One V phone running Android 4.0.3, was developed to demonstrate using an independent GSM phone network at DefCon. The network was operated from The Ninja Tel van, with official looking logo, a GSM base station; a 12-foot antenna; networking and Web app servers parked in a large room at Defcon.[22]

See also

Replicant (operating system)

References

  1. ^ Perry, Mike (April 2, 2014). "Mission Impossible: Hardening Android for Security and Privacy | Tor Blog". blog.torproject.org. Retrieved 2021-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Perry, Mike (November 16, 2016). "Mission Improbable: Hardening Android for Security And Privacy | Tor Blog". blog.torproject.org. Retrieved 2021-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Tor Project: Core People". 2016-11-14. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  4. ^ "Tor Mobile | Tor Project | Support". support.torproject.org. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  5. ^ "How to anonymize all of your apps on Android". The Daily Dot. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  6. ^ a b "Tor Phone: Privacy activists developing super private and secure version of Android". International Business Times UK. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  7. ^ Sabarinath (2016-11-26). "Tor Phone — Super Private And Secure Version Of Android By Tor Project". TechLog360. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  8. ^ "The Tor Phone prototype: a truly private smartphone?". Naked Security. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  9. ^ Staff, Ars (2016-11-22). "Tor phone is antidote to Google "hostility" over Android, says developer". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  10. ^ "Tor Phone Is The "Super-secure Version Of Android", Developed By Tor Project". Fossbytes. 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  11. ^ Septembre 2018, Par Louis Adam | Mardi 11. "Tor fait peau neuve sur Android". ZDNet France (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ https://www.eff.org (2020-03-11). "How to: Use Tor for Android". Surveillance Self-Defense. Retrieved 2021-02-18. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  13. ^ Whitney, Lance (May 9, 2019). "How to use the Tor browser on an Android device". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2021-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "FAQ | GrapheneOS". grapheneos.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  15. ^ "Usage | GrapheneOS". grapheneos.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  16. ^ Septembre 2018, Par Louis Adam | Mardi 11. "Tor fait peau neuve sur Android". ZDNet France (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Matyszczyk, Chris. "BOSS phone, a handset so secure that Sony execs should use it?". CNET. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  18. ^ Dormehl, Luke (2015-01-12). "Can This Giant Tor Phone Finally Protect Against Hackers?". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  19. ^ Rosenblatt, Seth. "No black art to the Blackphone's quest for smartphone privacy". CNET. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  20. ^ "Boeing: Boeing Black Smartphone". 2014-02-28. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  21. ^ "Boeing Black Smartphone Product Card" (PDF). 2014-02-28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  22. ^ Mills, Elinor. "Hackers build private 'Ninja Tel' phone network at Defcon". CNET. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
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