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Can Tor browser redirect extension trafic?

While extensions can deanonymize you in many ways, one of the worst ways they can expose you is if they connect to the internet but not over the Tor network and reveal your IP address. So would it ...
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How am I anonymous and safe with my config?

I have got ThinkPad T400 with coreboot and minimal OpenBSD installation with full-disk encryption. All non-Tor traffic is dropped by pf. Only allowed traffic on the host is torified traffic from ...
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Is OurStickys addon safe to use with TOR?

I am aware that in general installing addons in TOR is not recommended but OurStickys addon seems like a basic (and very useful) addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ourstickys/ The ...
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IDM Integration

I was trying to download some videos which are restricted in my country. Sometimes there are some websites which are also restricted. I tried to integrate IDM into th ToR Browser. I failed. Is there ...
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Will Privacy Possum in Firefox equal the Tor Browser for anonymity?

Privacy Possum is a plugin for the Firefox Browser is it equal to the Tor Browser for anonymity?
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How to bring back the default Firefox start page?

By default, Tor Browser 8.0 offers its own home page "about:tor" with DuckDuckGo search bar, version indicator, get started guide and other useless things. It would be great to replace it with the ...
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Would adding uBlock Origin to Tor Browser compromise its privacy?

There is a long discussion (covering two years) as to the pros and cons of including uBlock Origin as a pre-bundled part of the TBB (https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/17569), but no ...
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Tor Browser - Keep Cookies for select websites

I am using Tor Browser to do research work and I use a lot Google. Is it possible to keep Google Cookie intact between Tor Browser restarts? I know it's quite complicated problem so that's why I am ...
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Is Ghostery necessary with Tor?

Would using Ghostery be necessary in the Tor web browser? I know that my IP would be unknown but my patterns are well documented. My Tor browser settings are set to high.
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Addon/plugin "Unplug", is it safe? [duplicate]

I tried the add-on named "Unplug", it works fine. But is it safe to use the "Unplug" add-on within Tor to catch streaming ? Thanks.
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Adobe Shockwave Player (not Flash) [duplicate]

How can I use Adobe Shockwave Player with Tor? Is there any way to add the plugin? Does it reveal your real IP? Thanks
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How can I check if a Firefox plugin is a deanonymization threat?

There are many useful Firefox plugins and extensions that are compatible with the Tor Browser Bundle - how do I know which ones are safe to install without compromising my Tor anonymization?
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