Minor features (geoip): Update geoip and geoip6 to the AugMaxmind GeoLite2 Country database. The 0.2.8.7 update also includes minor bug fixes. “The addition of bridges to Tor is a step forward in the blocking resistance race.” “If you suspect your access to the Tor network is being blocked, you may want to use bridges,” reads an explainer on the Tor website. Tor bridges are relays that are not listed in the Tor directory, which precludes ISPs from filtering connections to them. Lucky did not provide specifics on his resignation. This announcement follows the resignation of a longtime operator known as Lucky Green. Tonga has been replaced by a new authority called Bifroest, avoiding any potential disruptions, Tor said. Yesterday’s update also includes the retirement of a Tor node called the Tonga bridge authority, effective Aug. Tor officials urge anyone who sets this option to upgrade immediately. “In earlier versions of 0.2.8.x, it would apply to every hop in the path, with a possible degradation in anonymity for anyone using an uncommon ReachableAddress setting,” the advisory said. The fix is for a problem in earlier versions, and now allows the use of this option to restrict only the first hop in a path, Tor said in its release. ReachableAddresses is a list of IP addresses and ports that are permitted by a firewall admins can set IP ranges and reject addresses through this feature. 
The Tor Project on Wednesday updated its software package to version 0.2.8.7 and fixed a number of issues, including a bug it calls “important” in the ReachableAddresses option.
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