Add to that the fact that Apple has left the app alone even after being notified of potential issues makes the whole situation even weirder. 'Dear Apple, please take down the fake #Tor Browser Bundle you have in your App Store,' Tor Project's Runa Sandvik (Opens in a new window) wrote on Twitter.Ĭonsidering Apple's reputation for being strict about what apps it allows into the App Store in the first place, it's a little surprising that the fake app made it through the approval process. Even though other users have filed complaints, the app remains available on the App Store, and other Tor users and volunteers have expressed their frustrations on the ticket and elsewhere online.

It appears from the ticket that Tor Project officials notified Apple of the fake app in December, and Apple said it would give the developer a chance to defend the app. 'Tor Browser in the Apple App Store is fake,' Phobos wrote on the ticket, adding, 'We should have it removed.'

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