Questions tagged [browsers]
This tag should be used for questions about certain browser(s), generally the Tor browser.
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AdBlock extension in TorBrowser using a lot of CPU power
I upgraded my TorBrowser to 11.0.1, and started noticing that the CPU in my machine is now doing a lot of work when I open TorBrowser. CPU load of 140-150% is reported used on TorBrowser (a CPU with ...
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Tor Browser always display substitute tofu character after update
I am running Fedora 35 Workstation.
With Tor Browser 10.x everything was fine.
After update to Tor Browser 11.0, Tor Browser displays the tofu substitute characters in all places instead of the actual ...
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Can't set master password in the tor browser
I'm using the tor browser version 10.5.2 in whonix 15, everything works, except that I cannot save logins in the tor browser because every time I try to setup a master password, a popup window appears,...
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using tor broswer same time as brave with tor
today i was thinking of situation: say i start tor browser and i browse internet with it. and later i start brave browser's window with tor. lets say i use both for different websites but ...
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Blank white screen pop-up when attempting to download files [Linux-specific]
Example: download image(s)
Attempting to download files using Tor results in the following "white screen of death" to appear:
and the only way to rid of this "pop-up", if I may ...
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Why does having a second non-Tor browser open compromise your anonymity on Tor?
Using Tor by itself gives anonymity, but I heard that you must avoid opening a clearnet web browser at the same time as Tor otherwise it can leak your identity.
Why and how does the second browser ...
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Which major sites block Tails and Tor visitors from creating user accounts?
This documentation discusses how networks can fingerprint a user who's using Tails OS
https://tails.boum.org/doc/about/fingerprint/index.en.html
There's plenty of write-ups on how Tails and Tor ...
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Never using Tails and Tor from home IP address but still caught
If a system using Tails and Tor always connects to public wifi in a city far away from someone's home IP address, what are all the different ways this would backfire such that authorities still manage ...
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Tor Browser failed to start under Selenium
Trying to connect to tor via selenium for the first time. Using Windows 7 64 ...Getting this error code..
selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: Process unexpectedly closed with ...
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Viewing videos using Tor Browser & anonimity
In some security guides listed that when you watching videos via Tor your real IP gets or might be disclosed.
One of them says "You should turn off media.play-stand-alone and peerconnection....
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TOR 10: An Error Occurred ‘try again’ Playback ID on YouTube
After updating to TOR 10 I've got "An Error Occurred ‘try again’ Playback ID on YouTube".
I tried many ways to solve it, nothing helped, but the downgrade to the previous version.
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How to configure Tor for accepting cookies, 3rd party cookies and so on like normal FF
Tor is iteresting for me for getting different IP.
How to get menues in Tor browser like on normal FF Browser? Thats because I like to configure surfing without private mode and accepting cookies, ...
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What is the difference between the Tor browser initiated by Firefox v68.9.0esr and Brave Version 1.10.97 Chromium: 83.0?
I'm using Tor browser initiated through Firefox v68.9.0esr and Brave Version 1.10.97 Chromium: 83.0 interchangeably for quite some time now.
While automating I'm able to able to start a Mozilla based ...
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is it safe to download Tor browser from other browser
1.i just learnt about Tor, and i'd like to know where is the best place to download Tor browser,i feel downloading from the google play store or another browser might have a negative effect on the ...
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Access tor sites without installing a tor browser, but via a PHP url?
Can one setup some type of PHP service that routes url info to a PHP script that outputs tor websites without having to install a tor browser on our client machine?
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Tor vs Brave - which is technically more effective to hinder user tracking - fingerprint generalization or randomization?
TOR's method to countering fingerprinting is to make as many users "appear the same" as possible, let us call this to "generalize". While Brave tries to randomize all fingerprints of each and every ...
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Will Tor Browser for Android receive Updates automatically or do I need to have an App Store installed for that?
Do I need to have an app store installed in order to get Tor updates on Android, or will Tor download updates automatically by himself (like Tor Browser on Desktop does)?
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Browser Fingerprinting in TAILS
How concerned should I be about fingerprinting of my browser in TAILS?
I am not sure what I can do.
How can I minimize the risks of browser fingerprinting?
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How to open V3 onion links using Onion Browser Button for Chrome?
I am using Onion Browser Button addons for Chrome on Windows 10. And I can't to access V3 .onion links.
I had been asked lot of times to developer to build a new version, but no answer.
Anyone knows ...
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viewing files on local machine via tor browser
How does Tor browser handle opening,
local files such as html pages & php
stored on my own computer.
would it a) just open it directly from my pc hard-drive. or
b) re-route it via several other ...
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I't to know if i can hide my identity from world to do my social causes near me
I'm running Tor in Windows. Getting error "Unable to find Proxy for private or normal mode".
I'd to know if I can hide my identity from world to do my social causes near me.
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How come is Firefox over TOR capable of reaching TOR services?
So, I've recently, for the sake of experiment, done something that isn't recommended: I've configured Firefox to use the TOR Socks listener as a proxy.
As I expected, the regular sites, such as Bing (...
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What is the best practice for browsing without the Tor Browser?
The Tor Browser is only available for: Intel-based 32 and 64-bit machines and only for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
However if you are using *BSD, or are using a non-Intel system such as ARM, you can use ...
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Why isnt possible update to TOR 8.5.1 in Tails 3.14 on usb?
I can't update the new TOR in TAILS!
Persistent volume and administrator are active.
Thank you.
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Visiting Clearnet websites using Tor Browser
Does using the Tor Browser to visit Clearnet websites provide more privacy than visiting the same Clearnet websites using retail Firefox?
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What is DuckDuckGo and how is it related to Tor browser?
I just installed Tor and on the page I see a place to type questions into something called DuckDuckGo, but not “tor browser”. Am I missing something?
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ultimate encryption and protection of sensitive data
I have many sensitive documentation which I am scared to lose or get somebody accessed. My question would be what is the ultimate encryption protection? I have read lot of articles saying that for ...
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Whatsapp Web QR Code flashes and vanishes
I am using Tor browser 7.5.6 (latest, 32 bits) on windows 10. I like to use Whatsapp on web. So I go to :
https://web.whatsapp.com/
The site shows a QR code which I scan with my phone. And boom! I ...
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Cloudflare's new .onion DNS resolver?
Cloudflare recently announced their new "hidden DNS resolver".
https://dns4torpnlfs2ifuz2s2yf3fc7rdmsbhm6rw75euj35pac6ap25zgqad.onion/
I'm wondering if it can be used with the tor browser or the ...
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DuckDuckGo does not work correctly through Tor
When I link to DuckDuckGo from the Tor Browser it always comes up without the menu bar for DDG. This results in me not being able to change the settings,
consequently it is always loaded with search ...
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Using Telegram Web inside Tor Browser: Log-in attempts fail several times?
When trying to log-in to my Telegram account on web.telegram.org I get requested to insert my phone number as usual. The next step would be insertion of a log-in authentification code that I receive ...
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tor failed to establish a network connection
IDK whats the problem, it worked till now.
Blockquote 7/10/2018 13:08:01 PM.600 [NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all ...
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Unable to connect to localhost or 127.0.0.1
I am trying to setup onion hidden service and i am using xampp default apache web server.
I setup everything correctly and got my hostname and private key but the main problem i am getting is that i ...
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Error during first tor browser launch
I have problem with first tor launch on Parrot GNU/Linux, Release 3.11 32-bit , Kernel Linux 4.14.0-parrot13-686-pae i686, Kernel Linux 4.14.0-parrot13-686-pae i686. I extracted Tor tar.xz package, an ...
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Is it recommend to use Tor browser to buy things online?
I know that you'll have the same identity (IP) on the same site but since it's not your own IP (in another word you're connecting the site through other device) is it safe (recommend) to buy things ...
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How does Tor browser find hidden websites [closed]
I was reading about search engines and i have seen that google for example is crawling and expending it's indexes by finding new links inside of the current websites he is scanning at the time.
So my ...
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Tor Browser is not working in the new Tails 3.3 version
The browser simple doesn't load. When I click in the icon both in the favorites or Internet menu nothing happens. When I try using the command line (through tor-browser command) it shows this:
The ...
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i can`t download Tor Browser [duplicate]
i can`t download Tor browser.when i tried to enter it blocks
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Setup Tor Browser as a regular browser [duplicate]
How do you setup Tor Browser as a regular browser?
I want everything working just like with a regular browser, all tracking cookies etc. working just with relay.
At the moment I am trying to ...
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Does Tor prevent people from finding the sites you visited before dowloading Tor, or does it only block your history after downloading Tor?
The title is my question--does Tor block access to your internet browsing history before you download Tor, or does it block access to your internet use after downloading Tor?
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Load an html file in tails browser while offline?
Using tails 2.1, I am trying to open an html file in a browser from persistent storage / or usb drive.
If I try to open in Tor browser (default), it is not loaded at all.
(I tried disabling all add-...
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How to make tor browser work with the system tor service rather than the tor service provided with the browser
How to make tor browser work with the system tor service rather than the tor service provided with the browser.
Certain files in the Browser folder must be changed.
PS: I start the tor service on ...
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OONI Hackathon Berlin [closed]
I just wanted to ask if I could also go to the "Hackathon" to find out more about the Tor Browser because I'm doing a presentation about it in school.
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How to use Tor with Google Chrome?
I followed online advices to run google-chrome with tor (on Ubuntu 16.04)
tor & 2&>1 >/dev/null
/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --proxy-server="localhost:9050;https=localhost:9050;socks=...
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If i download Tor will i keep my other browsers and be able to use them still?
I just wanna know if it will make it my default browser and get rid of my other ones or what
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Are Tor server IPs recently blocked to access China Network?
In the recent weeks, I (from outside China) try to use tor to browse http websites (esp those major public ones) hosted in China. But it turns out that the browser is always "waiting for xxx.xxx.com .....
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Why did NoScript in my TorBrowser change to "Allow all scripts Globally" on its own?
Today I noticed that NoScript in TorBrowser has allowed all scripts globally! I've had them disabled by default ever since I formated the disc. I didn't change any NoScript settings. Both my laptop's ...
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TorButton Warning and SSL
A little new to Tor, been taking a closer look at how requests happen in the browser. At the top when I open Tools >> Web Developer >> Browser Console and start browsing the web I notice a few things:
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Remove bookmarks from tor browser
I use tor browser and have some bookmarks. Now I want to remove those bookmarks completely. I already tried approach mentioned on this link. I deleted places.sqlite file but all my bookmarks are still ...
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