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Snowflake Volunteer is a new Android app that lets you help fight global censorship
The standalone app allows more people to connect to Tor, even under oppressive regimes.
The app turns your phone into a proxy and requires no technical knowledge.
Snowflake Volunteer, a new Android app recently revealed by the minds behind the Tor Project, has now landed on the Google Play Store as a way for the general public to help fight global censorship.
Not everyone can lend high bandwidth, set up Tor volunteer nodes, or campaign politically in what has become aprox worldwide fight for our right to privacy, amid tightening controls by states and governments that restrict our access to the internet and online services.
But this doesn't mean we can't all contribute in a small way. Snowflake Volunteer developers argue that a convenient way to help is already in our pockets -- our smartphone can be used to provide others with access to the privacy-protecting Tor Network. Snowflake Volunteer is described as a "single-purpose app that gives volunteers control over when and how they contribute."
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