“It is reasonable to raise questions about the inherent disconnection between the business model of Team Cymru and the mission of Tor which consists of private and anonymous internet access for all. “But of course, not actively endangering our users is a low bar,” Fernandes continued. “During these conversations, it became clear that although Team Cymru may offer services that run counter to the mission of Tor, there was no indication that Rob Thomas's role in the provision of those services created any direct risk to Tor users, which was our primary concern,” Fernandes wrote.

In the October blog post, Fernandes explained that Tor Project staff and volunteers raised concerns about Thomas’ position on the board at the end of 2021.

Team Cymru’s CEO Rob Thomas was also on the board of the Tor Project, something which Motherboard pointed to in its reporting. After Motherboard’s reporting, those efforts appeared to have moved more earnestly. Fernandes added the Tor Project had been planning to move out things since early 2022. Given conflicts between the Tor Project’s and Team Cymru’s missions, “it’s not tenable to continue to accept Team Cymru’s donations of infrastructure,” Fernandes wrote. These were mostly web mirrors and for internal projects like build and simulation machines.” The Tor community, Fernandes wrote, raised concerns about the Tor Project using infrastructure from Team Cymru. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, or the Tor Project’s October announcement, Tor Project executive director Isabela Fernandes mentioned that Team Cymru has donated “hardware, and significant amounts of bandwidth to Tor over the years. We will share an update as soon as the transition is completed.”ĭo you know anything else Team Cymru? We'd love to hear from you. We have migrated the most critical functions and are currently tracking completion before the end of spring this year. Pavel Zoneff, director of communications at the Tor Project, told Motherboard the organization has “made great progress, including making significant investments to scale our own server infrastructure.

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