The Tor Project seeks broader public support through a crowdfunding drive<article>
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Even online anonymity and privacy need a crowd of sorts--crowdfunders, to be specific. The
Tor Project recently kicked off a
crowdfunding drive, using journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras as an example of the importance of the online anonymity tools.</p><p>
In a
blog post announcing the funding drive, Tor quotes Poitras saying that she never could have worked on and help break the Snowden story without Tor. Poitras worked with Glenn Greenwald on the initial revelations from documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. She also directed the Snowden documentary
Citizenfour. “Tor is an essential tool that...fosters free speech and independent voices,” she said.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3008913/privacy/the-tor-project-seeks-broader-public-support-through-a-crowdfunding-drive.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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The Tor Project seeks broader public support through a crowdfunding drive
