Tor Project Launches Public Bug Bounty Program | Q&A with Tor Browser Team Lead, Georg Koppen

Published

2017-07-20 13:00

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2026-07-05 05:42

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id: 3577
title: "Tor Project Launches Public Bug Bounty Program | Q&A with Tor Browser Team Lead, Georg Koppen"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/tor-project-launches-public-bug-bounty-program-qa-tor-browser-team-lead-georg-koppen"
published_at: "2017-07-20T13:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "open-source", "privacy", "interview", "tor"]
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# Tor Project Launches Public Bug Bounty Program | Q&A with Tor Browser Team Lead, Georg Koppen

## Summary

The Tor Project opens its bug bounty to the public after a year in private mode; team lead Georg Koppen explains why security is existential for Tor and how openness drives its research community.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2017-07-20T13:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/tor-project-launches-public-bug-bounty-program-qa-tor-browser-team-lead-georg-koppen
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3577