# Eva Galperin [Electronic Frontier Foundation] on why Tor ecosystem funding matters.

- Channel: [Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress](https://streameth.org/ethereum-cypherpunk-congress)
- Date: 2026-06-09
- Duration: 00:48
- Topics: web3, privacy, now, crypto, cryptography, blockchain, data, security, human right, rights, tech, technology, internet, open source, free, freedom, ethereum, hackers, ethics, cypherpunk, dev, developer, dapp, decentralization, bitcoin, computer, surveillance, cyber, peer2peer, p2p, love, solidity, zk, zero knowledge, education, academy, w3pn, eva galperin, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-kHy7gaPAtGY
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHy7gaPAtGY

## Description

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you.

Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity at Electronic Frontier Foundation shares her opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters.

Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

Projects participating: 

- SecureDrop: Secure whistleblower submission system used by journalists and newsrooms
- OpenArchive: Privacy-first archiving tools for human rights defenders and journalists
- OnionShare: Open-source tool for secure, anonymous file sharing and hosting
- Ricochet Refresh: Metadata-resistant instant messaging over Tor
- Onion Browser: Tor-powered web browser for iOS
- Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI): Global observatory documenting internet censorship and shutdowns
- Paskoocheh, by ASL19: Anti-censorship technology and digital security support
- Unredacted: Infrastructure supporting censorship circumvention and resilient communications
- Digital Security Help Desk, by Miaan Group: Internet freedom technologies supporting users in Iran
- Osservatorio Nessuno: Protecting activists, journalists, and civil society organizations with tech support and traceless software

#FundInternetFreedom

## Transcript

Hi, my name is Eva Galprin and I'm the director of cyber security at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. I've been teaching people in vulnerable populations how to protect their privacy and security online since 2010 and tour has always been a major part of my arsenal for censorship circumvention and anonymous digital communication. But the tour network along with other internet freedom projects like secure drop and UNI doesn't run on surveillance or ad revenue. It runs on donations from people like you and me. These donations are essential for keeping privacy and anonymity services going and allowing us to speak truth to power on an internet that increasingly looks like three big tech companies in a trench coat. So, please give today.