Q: What is Snowflake used for?

A: Snowflake is a censorship circumvention tool that allows users to access the internet in regions where connectivity is restricted or blocked. It works by routing traffic through temporary proxies.

Q: How does Snowflake work technically?

A: Snowflake uses WebRTC to create temporary, decentralized proxy connections. This allows a user's traffic to appear like a generic video call or data transfer, making it harder for censors to block.

Q: Is Snowflake free and open-source?

A: Yes, Snowflake is open-source software released under the 3-clause BSD License. Its source code is publicly available via the Tor Project's GitLab repository.

Snowflake

software to circumvent internet censorship

SoftwareApplication software Q114880973

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Instance of: software, browser extension^[2]
Official website: snowflake.torproject.org^[6]
License: 3-clause BSD License
Website: snowflake.torproject.org
Programming language: Go, JavaScript
Copyright license: 3-clause BSD License^[3]
Copyright status: copyrighted^[7]
Firefox add ons url slug: torproject-snowflake
Programmed in: Go, JavaScript^[4]^[5]

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): Screenshot Tor Snowflake browser extension UI.png ↗
Chrome Web Store extension ID: mafpmfcccpbjnhfhjnllmmalhifmlcie
Firefox Add-ons URL slug: torproject-snowflake
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11s9cptfn8
Mozilla extension ID: {b11bea1f-a888-4332-8d8a-cec2be7d24b9}
Source code repository URL: gitlab.torproject.org

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Instance of 2

software, browser extension

Programmed in 2

JavaScript, Go

3-clause BSD License

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Snowflake is a software^[1].

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[2] ↑ Snowflake — instance of (P31): browser extension. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Snowflake — copyright license (P275): 3-clause BSD License. Free Software Directory. Retrieved 2024-07-26. gitlab.torproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Snowflake — programmed in (P277): Go. USENIX. Retrieved 2024-07-26. bamsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Snowflake — programmed in (P277): JavaScript. USENIX. Retrieved 2024-07-26. bamsoftware.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Snowflake — official website (P856): https://snowflake.torproject.org. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Snowflake — copyright status (P6216): copyrighted. wikidata.org.

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[1] ↑ Snowflake is an instance of software (Q7397) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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