Tor Browser

Software
Verified DPG logo

Verified DPG

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Owner

Tor Project

Type

desktop

Licence

BSD-3-Clause

Last evaluated

27.01.2025

Origin country

United States of America

Release date

20.09.2002

Description

Tor advances human rights and protects users' privacy on the internet by hiding the connection between their internet address and the services they use.

Feature

Web browser

Scale of the Solution*

Connected members

N/A

Participated Programs

N/A

Available Languages

Portuguese, French, Arabic, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, English

Organisations using it

- U.S. Central Intelligence Agency - U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor - U.S. Agency for Global Media - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory - U.S. National Science Foundation - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - Global news organizations, including (not limited): The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, Deutsche Welle, ProPublica - International NGOs: Amnesty International, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Frontline Defenders, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Internet Archive - Social media sites: Reddit, Facebook - For-profit software companies: Cloudflare, Brave Browser, Proton

* This information is self-reported and updated annually

Learn how this product has met the requirements of the DPG Standard by exploring the indicators below.

Application Details

DPG ID

GID0091856

Status

DPG

Date Created

2025-01-22

Date Submitted

2025-01-22

Date Reviewed

2025-01-27

Date of Expiry

2026-01-27

Application Log Details

Timestamp

Activity

2025-01-27 03:39:57

Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Tor Browser (152) and found it to be a DPG

2025-01-27 03:39:55

System unmarked Tor Browser (12267) as a nominee

2025-01-27 03:39:49

Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Tor Browser (12267)

2025-01-27 03:39:44

Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Tor Browser (12267)

2025-01-27 03:39:40

Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Tor Browser (12267)