Although we are talking about the Deep Web or Dark Web, we are actually referring to one of the best-known Darknet networks such as Tor (although it is not the only one). The Tor Project (or Proyecto Tor Inc), is an NGO founded in 2006 that seeks to offer a way to use the Internet with as much privacy as possible, routing traffic through multiple servers and encrypting it every step of the way. Currently, they had up to 35 people working in the core of his service, something that has been radically altered by the coronavirus health alert. In fact, they have had to fire a third of the workforce to be able to move on.

Tors history dates back to the 1990s when the first research designs and onion routing prototypes were deployed. Already in the 2000s work began on the Tor project, The Onion Routing. This led to the creation of the non-profit organization in 2006, beginning to develop bridges with the Tor network to face censorship. His success grew with the passage of time and events such as the Arab Spring or the Snowden reliefs in 2013, triggered his success.

Tor, like any other organization in the world, has been hit in the middle of the crisis COVID-19. This is affecting large companies, but especially SMEs, freelancers and non-profit organizations. In fact, they confirm that it has hit them very hard and that they have had to make drastic decisions to try to secure their future.

Without going any further, they have had to fire 13 people who helped make the Tor network available to millions of people around the world. From now on, the main work will continue with 22 people They will continue to develop the Tor Browser and the entire ecosystem of software related to the Tor anonymous network.

They take advantage of the statement to remember that the world will no longer be the same when the crisis of the coronavirus COVID-19 ends. They think it will be necessary to ensure privacy and secure access to information will become a priority. For all this, they have made the difficult decision to try to secure the future of the Tor project with the dismissal of a third of its staff, 13 people from the team in total.

Will it be enough to keep Tor project running smoothly?

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The Tor project falters: a third of the workforce is fired - InTallaght