Tor
Reddit take
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Pros
- For more privacy, use encrypted email, a private browser like Tor, separate accounts or aliases, and strong passwords with 2FA.
- TOR is not strictly a VPN and pretty good, can run off a USB drive rather than being installed
- TOR is not a corporation in disguise, not a honeypot built to strip-mine you. It is a public utility for anonymity, resilience, and resistance.
- Tor for high-risk anonymity | Hides both ISP and destination IP (slower).
- Hence why the decentralization of Tor is better. That risk is mostly contained to exit nodes, so middle nodes can contribute without risk, since the encrypted traffic is blind to them.
Cons
- Tor is good. But it imposes more of a performance penalty than a VPN, doesn't handle UDP traffic, is blocked more often than a VPN, and you may lose browser features (since you're not supposed to use extensions in Tor Browser). Also Tor...
- Have you tried TOR? It's easy to block but they might not have done. It can be used similarly to a VPN, although it's very slow and might raise suspicions if you're caught - it has a reputation of being used for illegal activity.
- Use TOR.
- I was thinking about using Tor, but honestly I don't trust it very much.
- I'm not sure how much TOR can be trusted. TOR was originally developed at the US Naval Research Laboratory and 10 - 15 years ago, 80% of the TOR Project's funding was from the US military.
Sentiment
6 positive (43%) · 4 mixed (29%) · 4 negative (29%)
Trust + time weighted score: +15% · raw score 14%
What redditors said (10 of 14)
Tor is good. But it imposes more of a performance penalty than a VPN, doesn't handle UDP traffic, is blocked more often than a VPN, and you may lose browser features (since you're not supposed to use extensions in Tor Browser). Also Tor Browser only handles traffic from the Tor Browser, not traffic from other apps and services.
For more privacy, use encrypted email, a private browser like Tor, separate accounts or aliases, and strong passwords with 2FA.
TOR is not strictly a VPN and pretty good, can run off a USB drive rather than being installed
Have you tried TOR? It's easy to block but they might not have done. It can be used similarly to a VPN, although it's very slow and might raise suspicions if you're caught - it has a reputation of being used for illegal activity.
Use TOR.
I was thinking about using Tor, but honestly I don't trust it very much.
I'm not sure how much TOR can be trusted. TOR was originally developed at the US Naval Research Laboratory and 10 - 15 years ago, 80% of the TOR Project's funding was from the US military.
TOR is not a corporation in disguise, not a honeypot built to strip-mine you. It is a public utility for anonymity, resilience, and resistance.
Tor for high-risk anonymity | Hides both ISP and destination IP (slower).
Hence why the decentralization of Tor is better. That risk is mostly contained to exit nodes, so middle nodes can contribute without risk, since the encrypted traffic is blind to them.