A Tor Phone refers to the concept of a smartphone that 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] As of February 2022 or earlier, Orbot can be used to route internet traffic through Tor network.[4]
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,[5] 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.[6] The prototype Tor Phone was based on CopperheadOS, which added additional security features.[7][8][9][10]
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.[11]
In 2014 a mobile version of TAILS operating system was announced.[12][13]
In 2018 Louis Adam of ZDNet France discussed new official support of Tor Project for Tor services on Android phones, including Tor Browser and Orbot.[14]
See also
References
- ^ 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) - ^ 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) - ^ "Tor Project: Core People". 2016-11-14. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ orbot.app https://orbot.app/. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Tor Mobile | Tor Project | Support". support.torproject.org. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "How to anonymize all of your apps on Android". The Daily Dot. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ Sabarinath (2016-11-26). "Tor Phone — Super Private And Secure Version Of Android By Tor Project". TechLog360. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "The Tor Phone prototype: a truly private smartphone?". Naked Security. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ Staff, Ars (2016-11-22). "Tor phone is antidote to Google "hostility" over Android, says developer". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "Tor Phone Is The "Super-secure Version Of Android", Developed By Tor Project". Fossbytes. 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ DORMEHL, LUKE (2015-12-01). "Can This Giant Tor Phone Finally Protect Against Hackers?". Fast Company. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ protected, email (2014-02-27). "Tor is building an anonymous smartphone OS". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ protected, email (2014-03-03). "All the details on Tor's new mobile OS". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Tor fait peau neuve sur Android". ZDNet France (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-14.