Cupcake

Name: Cupcake
Rating: 4.3076923076923075 (52 reviews)
Author: Griffin Boyce

Snowflake for Chrome

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Cupcake is a Chrome extension that transforms your browser into a Snowflake flash proxy, enabling censored users worldwide to circumvent internet censorship by connecting securely to the Tor network. By creating temporary bridges, Cupcake helps relay encrypted Tor traffic without exposing your IP address, ensuring privacy for both you and users under censorship. This extension is crucial for promoting internet freedom and privacy, especially where direct Tor access is blocked. Please note that censored users must have the full Tor Browser installed to connect, while Cupcake participants simply act as proxies. Learn more about Tor and Snowflake at https://snowflake.torproject.org and https://torproject.org.

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Version:

2.0 Last updated: 2019-07-26

Creation date:

2019-07-26

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Permissions:

http://snowflake-broker.bamsoftware.com/*
https://snowflake-broker.bamsoftware.com/*
https://snowflake.bamsoftware.com/*
http://snowflake.bamsoftware.com/*
https://snowflake.bamsoftware.com:443/*
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Size:

53.85KB

Email:

gb*****@cyber.harvard.edu

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 34,172 ▲ 274

Other rankings

#3545 in Developer Tools ▼ 3

User reviews

Cupcake is a Chrome extension that aids in supporting the Tor network by creating proxy bridges, helping users circumvent internet censorship. Its simplicity and effective functionality are praised, especially for running seamlessly in the background. However, multiple users report difficulties with the user interface, lack of clear instructions for setup and synchronization, occasional performance hitches, and limited feedback features. Enhancements in UI and informative counters would improve user experience and confidence in its operation.

Pros

Helps users contribute to the Tor network by providing proxy bridges, supporting internet privacy and freedom.
Simple and easy to use; it works effectively once set up.
Successfully bypasses firewalls and censorship, enabling users in restricted areas to access the internet.
Allows users to run in the background and help others without much effort.
Creates additional Tor bridges which are valuable for users in censored countries.

Cons

User interface needs improvement for better usability and configuration.
Lack of clear user guidance on setup and synchronization with other tools like Tor Browser.
Occasional issues with smooth operation and updating the extension.
Inconsistent visual feedback, such as the color indicator rarely changing, causing confusion about functionality.
Absence of informative features like user counters or statistics to monitor usage and impact.

Recent reviews

i dont undersatnd

st*****, 2024-11-20

broke past my schools couple of firewalls, works great, loving it. Thank You

Mi*****, 2017-09-20

was looking for somthing like this , thanks alot

na*****, 2017-09-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Cupcake requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low Request access to the following domains: {{requestedDomains}}

Risk likelihood

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Cupcake has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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