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Onion Browser (iOS Tor web browser, open source) now available in the App Store

123 pointsby mtigasabout 13 years ago

14 comments

ScottWhighamabout 13 years ago
Very cool - just bought.<p>One confusing thing I found is that, when I typed in "onion browser" into my iPhone's App Store Search field, three results came back. I found myself not really know which one was truly yours (yours was actually #2 search result). It would have been helpful if, in the screenshots on this page, you showed the logo. The logo is shown in the App Store so that would've made it a slam dunk, easy decision.
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kijinabout 13 years ago
Just a heads up: Tormail.net (in the last screenshot) is now Tormail.org. Whoever runs the service was apparently foolish enough to transfer their non-Tor domain to a Russian registrar. It's disappointing that someone who claims to care about privacy doesn't check RSF's press freedom index before choosing a country to register their domain in.<p><a href="https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/tormail-net-has-moved/" rel="nofollow">https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/tormail-net-has-...</a>
schwankstaabout 13 years ago
Just bought it and it works very well. And it's open source, which is refreshing for an app store app.
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pooriaazimiabout 13 years ago
I bought it right away (I could've built it myself, but didn't feel like opening Xcode). It doesn't work unfortunately (I'm in Iran).
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richbradshawabout 13 years ago
For people trying to build, just a few things to know:<p>I had to install ccache before libssl would compile. Make sure you build libssl before libevent. In the icons folder is a install script to download the icons.<p>Otherwise compiles well. The anonymity of the .onion sites scares me. I have a very strong suspicion that one day SSL (i.e. symmetric encryption with no backdoor) will be illegal in many countries.
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josywabout 13 years ago
Not very sure if this is by design/expected, but capturing packets from a freshly booted iPad seems to indicate that the browser leaks DNS queries and HTTP GET requests when visiting YouTube through this browser. I am transmitting outside the tunnel<p>1) DNS query to YouTube cache server 2) GET request to Google's servers for /videoplayback<p>This seems isolated to the QuickTime player only. No other DNS queries or traffic appears to be visible. I suggest you warn users that video playback does not go through the tunnel.
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nthitzabout 13 years ago
Wow I'm a little surprised Apple let this one through! Looks neat!
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ja27about 13 years ago
Anyone else trying to build it? Getting an error from the build-libssh.sh after openssl-1.0.1.tar.gz is downloaded:<p>tar: Code/iOS-OnionBrowser/build/src: Not found in archive
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nextparadigmsabout 13 years ago
Is it compatible with Apple's policies? I thought they don't allow open source apps in the appstore. Or is that only for the GPL license?
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mike-cardwellabout 13 years ago
For people with Android phones, check out Orbot - <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/" rel="nofollow">https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/</a> - It's Tor for Android. It's an incredibly well polished app. If you have root, it will let you individually and transparently torify <i>any</i> app. If you don't have root, individual app will need to support socks proxies in order to go through Tor.<p>It supports bridges, and it will even let you run a relay and/or hidden service directly from your phone.<p>I've had this idea for a while now of building an SMS-like app that runs entirely over hidden services for users with Orbot installed. If I send you a message this way, nobody knows that you received one, that I sent one, or what the message contained, and it wouldn't require me to set up any server infrastructure as it would be entirely peer to peer over Tor.
redthrowawayabout 13 years ago
What's the speed like? Tor on my laptop ranges from slow to unusable; I assume the same is true of the iOS app?
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bonjourmrabout 13 years ago
Somewhat slow here in Aus using Telstra 3G, 45 seconds to connect to TOR network and about 7-12 seconds to return search results form DDG. Good app though and am looking forward to browsing in privacy, thanks.
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frou_dhabout 13 years ago
Hey, thanks! I like having this on an "appliance-like" device like the iPad because the app is necessarily self-contained and I don't have to worry about it making system-level changes or unwanted interactions with other software.
d4shabout 13 years ago
Only available in the US, too bad.
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