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9) <h2>Why You Need Tor</h2>
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11) 
12) <p>The vast majority of Internet traffic passes along public routes, making it
13) relatively easy for prying eyes to view your comings and goings -- and even
14) link some important financial or personal information to you!</p>
15) 
16) <p>Snoopers can get your information almost anywhere:</p>
17) <ul>
18) <li>Your Internet service provider</li>
19) <li>Your favorite website or online store</li>
20) </ul>
21) 
22) <p>These activities are commonly called traffic analysis and corporations,
23) marketing organizations, governments, and other parties are becoming
24) increasingly sophisticated at it.</p>
25) 
26) <p>Traffic Analysis enables: </p>
27) <ul>
28) <li>Politically rigid governments to compile lists of citizens reading outlawed
29) journals</li>
30) <li>Thieves, spammers, and phishers to launch progressively sophisticated and
31) personalized attacks</li>
32) </ul>
33) 
34) <p>For some people, this electronic spying is a nuisance that can affect their
35) pocketbook; for others, it jeopardizes their personal security.</p>
36) 
37) <p>Since 2001, the Tor Project has been developing free and
38)  open-source software that helps provide anonymity for Internet users. It works
39) by allowing users
40) to travel the web on a circuitous route on a set of servers positioned
41) around the world. When you use Tor, your route on the Internet is indirect,
42) so snoops have a difficult time following your path and seizing vital
43) information. Tor also has special functionality, called hidden services,
44) that allows users to run websites without revealing their location.</p>

45) 

46) <p>Tor is compatible with different operating systems, such as Microsoft

47) Windows, Apple Mac, and various versions of Linux. Tor works with most

48) programs that connect your computer to the Internet.</p>

49) 

50) <p>Tor is used by hundreds of thousands of people to protect their activities
51) online:</p>
52) <ul>
53) <li>Journalists who need to protect their sources</li>
54) <li>Human rights workers</li>
55) <li>Dissidents in politically rigid countries</li>
56) <li>Whistle blowers who fear retribution</li>
57) <li>Law enforcement officers on Internet sting operations</li>
58) <li>People wanting to post socially sensitive information in chat
59) rooms, like rape or abuse survivors and those with stigmatized illnesses.</li>
60) </ul>
61) 
62) <p>The Tor Network also provides protection for people looking for another
63) layer of privacy from the millions of websites bent on collecting private
64) information and tracking their moves online.</p>

65) 

66) <h2>Why Tor Needs You</h2>

67) <hr />

68) <p>Other than a few developers, the Tor Project is largely run by volunteers.
69) To help keep Tor's worldwide server network running and its open source
70) software up-to-date, the Tor project is looking for new sponsors and
71) funding.</p>
72) 
73) <p>We guarantee your money will be put to good use. For every dollar donated
74) to the Tor Project, 75 cents goes directly into development.</p>
75) 
76) <p>Sponsors receive personal attention, better

77) support, and the chance to help us choose which of our priorities we
78) should focus on next.</p>

79) 

80) <p>Your contribution is tax deductible!  The Tor Project is a registered
81) 501(c)(3) non-profit, making donations tax deductible for those living in
82) the United States or those paying taxes with charitable donation reciprocity
83) with the U.S.</p>

84) 

85) <p>You'll be in good company!  Our sponsors include Google, Bell Security
86) Solutions, SRI International, The National Science Foundation, The
87) Netherlands' NLnet Foundation, Human Rights Watch and more than 500
88) individuals who have donated funds to the Tor Project.</p>

89) 

90) <p>You'll feel good because you're protecting your information and your
91) rights.  In this day and age, Tor provides a vital layer of protection for
92) you and your data.</p>

93) 

94) <p>Please join us!  Your donations will help keep this important project on the
95) cutting edge.  If you have any questions about funding the Tor Project, please
96) contact:
97) donations@torproject.org</p>
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