Guardian Project Blog

The future of our fdroid-compatible app repository

February 24, 2024

Guardian Project has been running its own fdroid-compatible app repository since 2012. Up until now, we worked to ensure that our repository had the …

Quick set up guide for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH)

November 10, 2023

The Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) mechanism draft-spec is a way to plug a few privacy-holes that remain in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol …

DEfO - Developing ECH for OpenSSL (round two)

November 9, 2023

Encrypted ClientHello (ECH) plugs a privacy-hole in TLS, hiding previously visible details from network observers. The most important being the name …

FIFA2023 Report

November 3, 2023

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) organized by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) took …

Achieve Onion Layers of Security with the Triad of Apple-tizing Apps!

July 25, 2023

Our summer intern Alfred just graduated high-school and is preparing to attend a major university to focus on a technical degree. He has a personal …

F-Droid's Community-controlled Backup Ceremony

July 15, 2023

(Guest post from F-Droid, originally on f-droid.org) Seven core contributors and one board member met in Scotland, the birthplace of F-Droid, for the …

Improving website resilience with LibResilient and IPFS

June 15, 2023

We’re always looking for techniques to make services more resilient to all sorts of issues. That’s why we took special interest in …

EU should not require sharing unpatched vulnerabilities

June 11, 2023

We, the undersigned organisations, write to express our concern with vulnerability disclosure requirements under the proposed Cyber Resilience Act …

Improving Usability of Tor on Smartphones in Latin America

June 2, 2023

Between 2022 and 2023 Guardian Project, with support from Okthanks and the Tor Project, organized and participated in a total of 12 workshops in …

IETF116 Conference Report: Friday March 31, 2023

April 4, 2023

Day Five of the 116th IETF meeting in Yokohama Japan. For the rundown on Day Four, see my daily report. With a lot of focus on privacy with respect to …