The @torproject VPN app for Android is now available in @fdroidorg and therefore guaranteed to be fully Free Software, rebuilt from source.

[grote@chaos.social]

The @torproject VPN app for Android is now available in @fdroidorg and therefore guaranteed to be fully Free Software, rebuilt from source.

[engel@mastodon.social]

@grote @torproject @fdroidorg wow! what's the difference to orbot? or is it like a rebrand?

[Guest]

Orbot is by the guardian project, not the tor project as far as I know. (Tho endorsed by the tor project)
And I think individual circuits for apps is new in the vpn app

[lioh@social.anoxinon.de]

@grote now I just have to figure out how I make this work together with personalDNSfilter @torproject @fdroidorg

[dan@infosec.exchange]

@grote @torproject @fdroidorg is this an official app published by the Tor Project? The logo isn’t one I recognize and immediately makes me suspicious

[grote@chaos.social]

@dan Yes, maybe @torproject can confirm, but AFAIK this is official. Source repo in official Gitlab instance: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/vpn

[fdroidorg@floss.social]

@dan @grote @torproject Expand links and verify

[dendrobatus_azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@grote @torproject @fdroidorg

Thank you for the heads-up

Beta Testing it now

[pix8ia@pixelfed.raoull.org]

Nice. Is there a specific reason NOT to use the onion logo? At first I thought this was a a fake/knockoff app.