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+# Translators: you probably don't want to translate this file yet,

+# since I'm hoping it will keep changing for a while. Thanks! -RD

+

 <h2>Tor FAQ</h2>

 <hr />

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 <a id="General"></a>

-<a id="WhatIsTor"></a>

-<h3><a class="anchor" href="#WhatIsTor">What is Tor?</a></h3>

-

-<p>

-Tor is an anonymity network.  It protects your privacy on the

-internet.  Tor uses a series of three proxies - computers (or

-nodes) which communicate on your behalf using their own identifying

-information - in such a way that none of them know both your identifying

-information and your destination.  Tor can also help people get around

-restrictive firewalls which censor web content.  Read the <a href="<page

-overview>">Tor overview</a> to learn more about Tor and what it can do

-for you.

-</p>

-

 <a id="CompatibleApplications"></a>

-<h3><a class="anchor" href="#CompatibleApplications">What programs and

-applications work with Tor?</a></h3>

+<h3><a class="anchor" href="#CompatibleApplications">What programs work

+with Tor?</a></h3>

 <p>

-Tor presents a SOCKS proxy interface to applications, so any application that

-supports SOCKS (versions 4, 4a and 5) can be anonymized using Tor. Most

-web browsers, many instant messaging and IRC clients, SSH clients and

-email clients already have built-in support for SOCKS.  However, not all SOCKS 

-interfaces are equal.  See [#SOCKSAndDNS below] for information about how some 

-SOCKS interfaces may leak information via DNS about where you are going on the 

-internet, and how you can avoid this.

+There are two pieces to "Torifying" a program: connection-level anonymity

+and application-level anonymity. Connection-level anonymity focuses on

+making sure the application's Internet connections get sent into Tor,

+so they can be anonymized. This step is normally done by configuring

+the program to use your Tor client as a "socks" proxy, but there are

+other ways to do it too. For application-level anonymity, you need to

+make sure that the information the application sends out doesn't hurt

+your privacy. (Even if the connections are being routed through Tor, you

+still don't want to include sensitive information like your name.) This

+second step needs to be done on a program-by-program basis, which is

+why we don't yet recommend very many programs for safe use with Tor.

 </p>

 <p>

-Since Tor does not filter message content, additional software

-agents should be used to filter content. For example, <a

-href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a> is a good HTTP proxy for

-filtering dangerous or annoying web content, such as tracking scripts

-and ads.

+Most of our work so far has focused on the Firefox web browser. The

+bundles on the <a href="<page download>">download page</a> automatically

+install the <a href="<page torbutton/index>">Torbutton Firefox

+extension</a> if you have Firefox installed. As of version 1.2.0,

+Torbutton now takes care of a lot of the connection-level and

+application-level worries.

 </p>

 <p>

-We have compiled a <a

-href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/SupportPrograms">list

-of applications that help you direct your traffic

-through Tor</a>, and a list of instructions for <a

+There are plenty of other programs you can use with Tor,

+but we haven't researched the application-level anonymity

+issues on them well enough to be able to recommend a safe

+configuration. Our wiki has a list of instructions for <a

 href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO">Torifying

-specific applications</a>. Please add to these lists and help us keep

-them accurate!

-</p>

-

-<a id="Volunteer"></a>

-<h3><a class="anchor" href="#Volunteer">How can I help?</a></h3>

-

-<p>

-We've set up a preliminary <a href="<page volunteer>">"volunteer"

-page</a>, which lists a few ways to help. If you have something to

-contribute that we haven't listed there, chances are we still need it.

-</p>

-

-<p>

-There are also more answers in the <a href="#WhySlow">Why is Tor slow?</a>

-answer and the <a href="#Funding">What we need to work on</a> answer.

+specific applications</a>. There's also a <a

+href="https://wiki.torproject.org/noreply/TheOnionRouter/SupportPrograms">list

+of applications that help you direct your traffic through Tor</a>.

+Please add to these lists and help us keep them accurate!

 </p>

 <a id="WhyCalledTor"></a>

 <h3><a class="anchor" href="#WhyCalledTor">Why is it called Tor?</a></h3>

 <p>

-Because Tor is the onion routing network. I kept telling people I was

-working on onion routing, and they said "Neat. Which one?" Even if onion

-routing has become a standard household term, this is the actual onion

-routing project, started out of the Naval Research Lab.

+Because Tor is the onion routing network. When we were starting the

+new next-generation design and implementation of onion routing in

+2001-2002, we would tell people we were working on onion routing,

+and they would say "Neat. Which one?" Even if onion routing has

+become a standard household term, Tor was born out of the actual <a

+href="http://www.onion-router.net/">onion routing project</a> run by

+the Naval Research Lab.

 </p>

 <p>

-(Theories about recursive acronyms are ok too. It's also got a fine

-translation into German.)

+(It's also got a fine translation from German and Turkish.)

 </p>

 <p>

-Note: even though it comes from an acronym, Tor is not spelled "TOR".

-Only the first letter is capitalized.

+Note: even though it originally came from an acronym, Tor is not spelled

+"TOR". Only the first letter is capitalized.

 </p>

 <a id="Backdoor"></a>

@@ -135,13 +119,13 @@ nobody messed with the distribution sites.

 <p>

 Also, there might be accidental bugs in Tor that could affect your

-anonymity.  We don't know of such bugs right now.  If we learn of any,

-we will let you know.

+anonymity. We periodically find and fix anonymity-related bugs, so make

+sure you keep your Tor versions up-to-date.

 </p>

 <a id="DistributingTor"></a>

 <h3><a class="anchor" href="#DistributingTor">Can I distribute Tor on

-my magazine's CD??</a></h3>

+my magazine's CD?</a></h3>

 <p>

 Yes.