Describe the bug
Due to a misconfiguration of cloudflare, it's not possible for Tor Browser users to buy Windscribe services.
OS and app information:
- OS: [e.g. Windows 10 23H2]
- App version [e.g. 2.10.16]
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Download Tor Browser https://www.torproject.org/download/
- Open Tor Browser
- Go to windscribe website in Tor Browser
- Get Cloudflare Error
Sorry, you have been blocked
You are unable to access windscribe.com
Why?
Millions of people user tor every day.
There are countless at-risk users around the world who must use Tor for all Internet activity to protect themselves and/or their families. Examples of such groups include:
- Refugees (eg escaping gang, State, or domestic violence)
- Journalists (eg reporting on gangs, corruption, or oppressive regimes)
- Whistleblowers (eg providing information to journalists above)
- Activists (eg pro-abortion-rights or environmental activists)
Unfortunately, every year numerous people are assassinated in the the above at-risk groups [1][2][3]. As an Information Security consultant, I've trained such users to use TAILS so that all of their internet traffic is protected with Tor.
Using Tor is the best way for at-risk users to stay safe when using the Internet
Unfortunately it appears that Windscribe's cloudflare account is misconfigured, and Tor users are being wholesale blocked from even doing a simple GET / on the frontpage -- something that should be well-cached and cause 0 issues for your infrastructure.
Expected behavior
At-risk users who use Tor Browser to protect themselves should be able to load the windscribe website and purchase services.
Additional context
Note: I was not able to find a repo for the website. If you have one, please let me know where we should open bugs for the website, and I can create a bug in that repo.
Describe the bug
Due to a misconfiguration of cloudflare, it's not possible for Tor Browser users to buy Windscribe services.
OS and app information:
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Why?
Millions of people user tor every day.
There are countless at-risk users around the world who must use Tor for all Internet activity to protect themselves and/or their families. Examples of such groups include:
Unfortunately, every year numerous people are assassinated in the the above at-risk groups [1][2][3]. As an Information Security consultant, I've trained such users to use TAILS so that all of their internet traffic is protected with Tor.
Using Tor is the best way for at-risk users to stay safe when using the Internet
Unfortunately it appears that Windscribe's cloudflare account is misconfigured, and Tor users are being wholesale blocked from even doing a simple
GET /on the frontpage -- something that should be well-cached and cause 0 issues for your infrastructure.Expected behavior
At-risk users who use Tor Browser to protect themselves should be able to load the windscribe website and purchase services.
Additional context
Note: I was not able to find a repo for the website. If you have one, please let me know where we should open bugs for the website, and I can create a bug in that repo.