Allen Wyma talks with Nick Mathewson, one of the creators of Tor Project. Tor is free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication.

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Timestamps

• 0:39 - Nick’s Bio & Tor Project Introduction
• 2:33 - Deeper dive into Tor
• 8:07 - Advantage of Rust over C when trying to bring stronger privacy to internet.
• 21:44 - The History of Tor
• 26:02 - How does Tor stay in business despite being a free service?
• 28:11 - What is Onion Routing and how does it work at a high level?
• 38:54 - The Tor Browser
• 42:14 - Advise on how to maintain anonymity online
• 55:17 - Rust vs other languages
• 1:03:54 - Tips & tricks for people who are starting off in Rust
• 1:06:00 - Parting thoughts

Other Resources

• Tor’s Github

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma