Cupcake

Snowflake for Chrome

What is Cupcake?

'Cupcake' is a unique Chrome extension that transforms your browser into a flash proxy or a temporary bridge to the Tor network. Principally designed to assist censored internet users across the globe, Cupcake taps into the innovative Snowflake technology to forge these vital connections. By installing it, users can contribute to fostering free and open internet access, without compromising their own IP address or privacy. It should be noted, however, that Cupcake doesn't independently provide uncensored internet access and works best in conjunction with the full Tor Browser Bundle.

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By: Griffin Boyce

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.29 (51)

Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2019-07-26)

Creation date: 2019-07-26

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

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: 55.14K

Email: gb*****@cyber.harvard.edu

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# 23925 ▼ 99

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#3535 in Developer Tools ▼ 8

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Cupcake empowers you to assist censored internet users all over the world by turning your web browser into a pathway to the Tor network. Cupcake currently supports creating Snowflake connections. Learn more here: https://snowflake.torproject.org

Important Note: if you are being censored, Cupcake cannot help you on its own. Please install the full Tor Browser Bundle.

When the censor has blocked direct access to the Tor network for a user, you can help. Installing Cupcake makes your browser into a flash proxy -- a temporary Tor bridge. After connecting with the censored user, your bridge allows communication between the user and the Tor relay, successfully circumventing the censor. Congratulations! You are a champion of internet freedom around the world!

Don't worry about your IP address being blamed for the user's requests. The source of traffic will look like the IP address of a Tor exit relay, not yours. This protects both you and the censored individual.

If you are unfamiliar with Tor, visit https://torproject.org to learn more. In short, Tor is a free service that protects privacy online. It allows users to avoid network surveillance, which threatens their privacy and freedom.

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