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- GitLab mirror rewording
- Note that Tor browser usage can be detected
- Add .onion address for securedrop.org
- Other minor edits
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* If your mail provider is less likely to be monitored, you can send a mail to
gettor@torproject.org with the text "linux", "windows" or "osx" in the body
(for your preferred operating system) and a bot will answer with instructions.
* If you routinely use Git, you can use GitLab to
`download the Tor Browser <https://gitlab.com/thetorproject/gettorbrowser/tree/torbrowser-releases>`__.
* You can download a copy of the Tor Browser for your operating system from the
`GitLab mirror <https://gitlab.com/thetorproject/gettorbrowser/tree/torbrowser-releases>`__.
maintained by the Tor team.

While using the Tor Browser on your personal computer helps hide your activity
on the network, it leaves traces of its own installation on your local
machine. For even greater deniability and security, we recommend booting into the
machine. Your operating system may keep additional logs, for example, of the
last time you used Tor Browser.

For greater deniability and security, we recommend booting into the
`Tails operating system`_ (typically from a USB stick). Tails is specifically
designed to run on your computer without leaving traces of your activity, and
automatically routes all of your Internet browsing through Tor so you can easily
access SecureDrop safely.
designed to run on your computer without leaving traces of your activity or
saving logs. It automatically routes all of your Internet browsing through Tor
so you can easily access SecureDrop safely.

.. important::

Tor protects your anonymity, but third parties who can monitor your network
traffic can detect *that you are using Tor*. They may even be able to do so
long after your browser session, using network activity logs. This is why we
recommend using Tor Browser from a cybercafe or coworking space you do not
visit regularly.

.. _`Tor Project website`: https://www.torproject.org/
.. _`Tails operating system`: https://tails.boum.org/
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.. note::

Each SecureDrop instance is totally independent, and submissions to that
instance are only available to journalists associated with that organization.
Each SecureDrop instance is operated and administered independently by
the organization you are submitting to. Only the journalists associated
with that organization can see your submissions.

Most organizations make their *Landing Page* prominently accessible from their
main website's homepage (for news organizations, typically under sections called
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If the organization does have an entry in the SecureDrop Directory, we
recommend comparing the address of the entry with the one on the
organization's own *Landing Page*. If the two addresses don't match, please
do not submit to this organization yet. Instead, please
`contact us <https://securedrop.org/report-an-error>`__ through th
SecureDrop Website, using the Tor Browser. We will update the directory entry
if it is incorrect.
organization's own *Landing Page*.

If the two addresses don't match, please do not submit to this organization
yet. Instead, please `contact us <https://securedrop.org/report-an-error>`__
through the SecureDrop Website, using the Tor Browser. For additional
security, you can use our .onion service address in Tor:

``secrdrop5wyphb5x.onion/report-an-error``

We will update the directory entry if the information in it is incorrect.

Once you have located the ".onion" address, copy it into the address bar in Tor
Browser to visit the organization's *Source Interface*.
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|Delete received messages|

If the server experiences a large number of new sources signing up at
once and is overloaded with submissions, you may see the message below:
If the server is experiencing a surge in traffic, you may see the message below:

|Check for an initial response|

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