Trump's aid freeze is killing US-funded privacy tools like TOR

The US government spent decades funding the development of tools like Tor, which helps millions of people route around censorship and surveillance in countries like Iran, China, Cuba, and North Korea. As of mid-2024, about 35% of the Tor Project's $7.3 million budget still came from federal sources, with the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor alone contributing over $2.1 million in 2023-2024 for expanding uncensored internet access in China, Hong Kong, and Tibet. — Read the rest

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