Orbot
Free software project to provide anonymity on the Internet from an Android smartphone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the software. For the Sonic character, see Orbot and Cubot. For the series, see Mighty Orbots.
Orbot is a free proxy app that provides anonymity on the Internet for users of the Android and iOS operating systems. It allows traffic from apps such as web browsers, email clients, map programs, and others to be routed via the Tor network.[3]
Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
Developer(s) | Guardian Project |
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Initial release | 1 October 2008 (2008-10-01) |
Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | Java |
Operating system | Android,[3] iOS[4] |
Size | Varies with device |
License | 3-clause BSD license |
Website | orbot |
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This tool is used to keep the communications of users anonymous and hidden from governments and third parties that might be monitoring their internet traffic.[5]
Additionally, Orbot has "Kindness mode", which can make it act a proxy server that others can use to circumvent censorship and access the Tor network. Specifically, it runs a Snowflake proxy on the user's device.[6][7]