What is Snowflake?
Snowflake is a tor browser extension for chrome. it's a free extension , it has 70,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 4.89 from 120 rated user, last update is 381 days ago.
What’s new in version 0.7.2?
Help people in censored countries bypass censorship by running the Snowflake extension
If you want to help people in censored countries access the Internet without restrictions, consider installing and running the Snowflake extension. Once you install it and enable it, there's nothing else you need to do. Once the snowflake icon turns green, this means a censored user is connecting through your extension to access the Internet!
The only prerequisite to install this extension is that the Internet in your country is not heavily censored already.
There is no need to worry about which websites people are accessing through your Snowflake extension. Their visible browsing IP address will match their Tor exit node, not yours.
If you live in a censored country
If you live in a censored country and want to connect to a Snowflake extension, you do not need to install a separate application to connect to a Snowflake proxy and bypass censorship. It is a circumvention feature embedded within existing apps. Currently Snowflake is available inside Tor Browser on Desktop and Android, Onion Browser on iOS, and Orbot on Android and iOS. If you have downloaded and installed any of these apps, and they are censored in your country, you can bypass the censorship by activating Snowflake through these apps' settings page.
Support channels
If you encounter issues while trying to connect to Tor using Snowflake, the Tor support channel can be reached on Telegram (https://t.me/torprojectsupportbot) and email ([email protected]). You can also browse the Tor Support Portal (https://support.torproject.org/) and the Tor Project Forum (https://forum.torproject.net) for answers.
How to install Snowflake?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Snowflake
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 0.7.2
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
- Author: the-tor-project
Snowflake Available languages:
Deutsch, English (United States), Français, Kiswahili, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, español, italiano, polski, português (Brasil), română, čeština, Ελληνικά, русский, українська, فارسی, 中文 (简体), 日本語.
FAQ
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What about others talk about snowflake chrome extension?
92% user give 5-star rating, 2% user give 4-star rating, 6% user give 3-star rating. Read reviews of snowflake
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with snowflake chrome extension?
You could find more help information from snowflake support page.
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How could i contact the developer of snowflake chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What privacy data snowflake chrome extension collect?
- Location
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- storage
- background
More about manifest_file of snowflake.
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How could i report abuse of snowflake chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of snowflake.
Reviews of snowflake:
This is probably the easiest thing you can do to help fight censorship and uphold the right to privacy. Some regimes are more oppressive than others, but all will have their authoritarian moment, so we have to build resilient systems. This extension is a key component to that resilience. You can just install Snowflake and forget it. It was designed with no privacy tradeoffs, and I haven't noticed any effect on my internet speed or device performance.
Helps fight censorship and I barely notice that it is running. But it would be useful if it showed how much data it has used. Also if you don't want to use the extension you can just go to the embed on Tor's website. (snowflake.torproject.org/embed.html) Overall I give it 5 onions out of 21 ogres.
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