[tor-project] sajolida's report for September 2025

Tails

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Project 165
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- Fixed all the less critical updates to our website for Tails 7.0:
   screenshots, style, advanced topics, etc.. (#20203)

   Overall, we applied more than 60 updates to our website and identified
   10 other issues that were not triggered by Tails 7.0.

- Wrote the lengthy release notes for Tails 7.0. (#21046)

   Tails - Tails 7.0

- Interviewed Joshua, an IT specialist who uses Tails both at work and
   at home. Despite Joshua not matching our personas, we learned a couple
   of interesting things.

   Tails - Joshua, September 2025

- Updated the version of balenaEtcher and Rufus on our website. (#20989)

Misc
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- Made plans with intrigeri to migrate the homepage of Tor Browser in
   Tails to about:tor in time for the Year End Campaign. (#21003)

- Removed the sponsors page from our website and tore down the
   infrastructure that we had to send newsletter to donors.

   * Tear down the /newsletter infrastructure from the Tails website (#399) · Tasks · The Tor Project / Organization · GitLab
   * Remove https://tails.net/sponsors/ and update the last links to it (#382) · Tasks · The Tor Project / Organization · GitLab

Other Tor products

Tor Browser
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- Started preparing usability tests on the display of multi-path
   circuits (aka. Conflux) in Tor Browser Android and desktop.

   Usability testing of Figma prototype on multi-path circuits (#168) · Issues · The Tor Project / UX / Research · GitLab

Tor VPN
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- Tested Tor VPN 1.0.0 Beta against the usability issues identified in
   August 2024 and reported 4 issues:

   * Connects despite being configured to use a bogus bridge

     Connects despite being configured to use a bogus bridge (#378) · Issues · The Tor Project / Applications / vpn · GitLab

   * Tapping on the circuit icon doesn't open the circuit view

     Tapping on the circuit icon doesn't open the circuit view (#379) · Issues · The Tor Project / Applications / vpn · GitLab

   * "No internet" displays network activity and app protection widgets
     on Internet deconnection

     "No internet" displays network activity and app protection widgets on Internet deconnection (#380) · Issues · The Tor Project / Applications / vpn · GitLab

   * Disable "Exit location" in "Configure" screen instead of hiding it
     when disconnected

     Disable "Exit location" in "Configure" screen instead of hiding it when disconnected (#382) · Issues · The Tor Project / Applications / vpn · GitLab

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Project 163
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- Conducted usability tests of multi-path circuits (aka. Conflux) in the
   circuit display.

   Usability testing of Figma prototype on multi-path circuits (#168) · Issues · The Tor Project / UX / Research · GitLab

   I just finished the last session this afternoon. All the logistics
   went extremely well. Now I'll start the analysis.

   While preparing the tests, we discussed the "ResearchOps" quite a bit
   with Alicia to come up with more standard procedures to screen
   participant, give them incentives, and conduting remote research.

   All this with make it easier, faster, and cheaper to run usability
   tests in the future.

Tails

Project 165
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- Updated our doc to Thunderbird 140. (#20772)

- Improve consistency when refering to /usr/lib/live/mount/medium/ in
   our doc. (#21239)

Year-End Campaign
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- Designed and implemented a customized version of about:tor for Tor
   Browser in Tails. (#21003)

   We rushed to get this in Tails 7.1 in time for the YEC. Next steps:

   * Review the design with Priscila

     Review design of about:tor in Tails (#21260) · Issues · tails / tails · GitLab

   * Upstream our changes to Tor Browser

  Allow Tails to customize about:tor (#44201) · Issues · The Tor Project / Applications / Tor Browser · GitLab

- Implemented the YEC banner on the website. (#21111)

   https://tails.net/

- Relayed the first blog post on Tails news. (#21240)

   Tails - Free the internet

Donate

- Triaged the 6 small usability issues that are left to solved on
   donate-neo from my feedback from August 2024.

   Several small usability issues (#168) · Issues · The Tor Project / Web / donate-neo · GitLab

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Project 163
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- Analyzed the usability tests of Conflux in Tor Browser.

   Test Figma prototypes of multi-path circuits (#168) · Issues · The Tor Project / UX / Research · GitLab

   I'm now preparing a session to discuss the findings with the
   Applications team in December.

Tails

- Attended a Tails Team sprint where we made plans for 2026 and 2027.

Project 165
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- Updated our doc to Tor Browser 15.0. (#20771)

- Updated our doc to the removal of the Root Console launcher. (#21209)

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- Organized a workshop with UX and Applications to discuss the results
   of the usability tests of Conflux in Tor Browser.

   Riseup Pad

   2 artifacts are available in Nextcloud, if you have access:

   * Video clips: Login – Nextcloud
   * Rainbow table: Login – Nextcloud

- Proposed to customize the infamous "Proxy refused" error message.

   Customize "Proxy server is refusing connections" error screen (#44453) · Issues · The Tor Project / Applications / Tor Browser · GitLab

Tails

- Reviewed the design of about:tor in Tails with felicia. (#21260)

- Updated Rufus to 4.11. (#21218)

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