Comments for Anonymous Mobile Browsing: Tor for Android

Anonymous Mobile Browsing: Tor for Android

2009-10-25T21:51:24Z

Thanks to mobile developer Nathan Freitas and the teams behind Tor and the Guardian Project, secure and anonymous mobile browsing is on its way.

On his blog, Freitas writes, "We have successfully ported the native C Tor app to Android and built an Android application bundle that installs, runs and provides the glue needed to make it useful to end users.... secure, anonymous access to the web via Tor on Android is now a reality."

]]> The most recent Tor release uses toolchain wrapper scripts to run Tor without requiring root access. Orbot manages the installation, bundles the Tor binary, and furnishes the UI. The app falls under the Tor license and contains a built-in HTTP proxy.

However, the developers who are currently preparing anonymous mobile browsing for its premiere are seeking volunteers for the app and for preparing the privacy-focused Android browser, Shadow. Interested parties should contact Freitas.

Comment from Ehhhhh on 2010-07-09

2010-07-09T18:17:13Z

Anyone know how to set up a proxy to my home router? That would seem to be a lot faster than Tor.

Comment from Shahzoor on 2010-03-12

2010-03-12T10:57:52Z

Any luck for Blackberry users to use TOR?

Comment from money belt on 2009-10-25

2009-10-26T04:44:31Z

Tor is a wonderful piece of software, but browsing with it can be somewhat slow at times. Mobile internet is also a great invention, but can be frustratingly slow. Thank heavens that no-one is proposing using these two technologies in combination!