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How can I use Tor from networks whose operators attempt to block Tor use? [duplicate]
How can I use Tor from networks whose operators attempt to block Tor use?
For example, I previously used Tor from my school's network to avoid restriction of my Web browsing based on keywords, but ...
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What are the best Tor2Web anonymous gateways?
What are the best Tor2Web anonymous gateways to make Hidden Web-Services available on clearnet/standard Internet?
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I got infected by ransomware, and it tells me to download Tor. What's going on?
I went to a dangerous website using an unpatched browser and/or risky plugins like Java, Flash, and Adobe Reader, and now something has taken over my computer and encrypted my files. It left me a note ...
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Do all .onion addresses use SSL/TLS?
Do .onion sites encrypt the information going through the exit node? Because a lot of them start with HTTP and not HTTPS.
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Why is Tor written in C?
Why is Tor implemented in the C programming language? Was that decision a matter of luck or taste of Tor's inventors? Are there any advantages of implementing this kind of technology in C?
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What is browser fingerprinting? What is linkability?
What do people refer to when they talk about browser fingerprinting?
What is the difference between browser fingerprinting and linkability?
Why is it important?
For what is it used?
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How do I turn JavaScript off in Tor Browser Bundle 3.5?
I've updated to the latest Tor Browser Bundle but the option to turn off JavaScript seems to have disappeared. What is the correct way to turn off JavaScript now? I tried to set JavaScript enabled to ...
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Are browsing files stored locally?
Does Tor store any local files that show history in the same manner that Windows has a Temp folder? If it does, where are they located?
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How can I use Chrome through Tor on OS X? [closed]
How do I properly set up Chrome on my Mac OS X machine to run all traffic through the Tor network when the Tor network is running?
Chrome Version: 29.0.1547.76
Mac OS X Version: 10.8.5
Tor: 0.2.3....
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How does check.torproject.org know if TBB is up to date?
If all TBB versions have the same user-agent/fingerprinting, then how does torcheck check if TBB is up to date?
How the "know if I'm up to date" system works?
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Why shouldn't one run Firefox/Chrome/any browser behind a fully torified system?
One can fully torify a system using Qubes OS TorVM, Whonix or a custom transparent proxy. Everything gets torified, even Adobe Flash.
Why should one use Tor Browser even though everything is already ...
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How to set Tor proxy for Windows 10 instead of VPN?
When I open windows 10 settings and then "Network & Internet" I see:
Settings -> Network & Internet
1. Data usage
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Is it possible to setup a private TOR relay
I have a proxy setup on one of my machines which is behind a router. And I need to use that proxy from another network.
But my problem is that I cannot forward ports from the router to the proxy ...
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Why do some websites have both onion address and non onion address?
Some websites have both public address and also a onion address. By having a public address, the service is no longer a hidden service. What is the point in having a .onion address? As a user, is ...
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Hidden .onion service with 2048 bit (or 4096 bit) RSA private key -- how to host it?
2048 bit RSA is proven to be more secure than 1024 bit, so with the help of Scallion
I have generated a pair of hidden service hostname + 2048 bit private key for it
(there were 1024b 2048b and 4096b ...
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How to solve Captcha problem in TOR?
I'm having problems with captcha in TOR. A website I am trying to register on has an 'I am not a robot button', which when I click it comes up with a message saying:
Your computer or network may ...
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How can a new circuit happen without closing all tabs?
Using the current version (3.5) of the Tor Browser Bundle, how can we switch to a new circuit without losing all tabs and activity?
I understand the reason of "New Identity" means everything is ...
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How do entry guards protect against a service location attack?
The paper Locating Hidden Servers mentions three attacks that can reveal the location of
hidden servers. Among those is the service location attack. The paper states
that the Tor network's use of ...
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The ReachableAddresses version of FascistFirewall
Is the following the equivalent of using FascistFirewall 1?
ReachableAddresses accept *:80
ReachableAddresses accept *:443
I ask this because it seems that FascistFirewall will someday be deprecated ...
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Getting Tor to randomly use various Country IP's per session
I would like to have Tor use a different IP address in Canada every time I start or restart the application.
Is that possible? If so, how?
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Why does the number of open circuits fluctuate that much in my heartbeat logs?, new d
I have a new exit relay running on DSL. It's version 0.2.3.25 running on Windows. Most of the time, there's only a few connections, but every so often there's a lot more. They all appear and disappear ...
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How is data sent back from exit node to me?
I understand how the client sends the data through Tor to the sever. Onion routing
Basically, it selects a set of nodes to form a circuit, say nodeA nodeB nodeC.
It then encrypts the data this way:
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How to programmatically detect a hidden service
Is there some magical way which I can programmatically detect whether a hidden service exists, is up, or is dead, other than trying to connect to it through the Tor socks protocol?
I can connect ...
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What are the minimum requirements for running a relay?
If I want to create a bunch of Tor relays running Linux with various VPS providers and want to save on cost, what is the minimum hardware config that I can get away with while still effectively ...
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Can anybody explain the Advertised bandwidth, MaxAdvertisedBandwidth, Measured bandwidth, Bandwidth burst, RelayBandwidth rate?
I am confused about a few terms: AdvertisedBandwidth, MaxAdvertisedBandwidth, MeasuredBandwidth, RelayBandwidthBurst, RelayBandwidthRate, BandwidthBurst, and BandwidthRate. Can anyone please explain ...
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IP address in specific city
Do I have the ability to choose an exit IP Address at city-level? I need my IP address to show as Phoenix, Arizona. How do I chose that location for an IP Address?
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What does NSA's attempt to deannonymize Tor mean for the average Tor user?
What do there revelations mean for us?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/tor-attacks-nsa-users-online-anonymity
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Is it dangerous to use Tails without persistent entry guards?
Being a LiveCD with no persistent storage by default, Tails currently does not use persistent Tor entry guards. In a recent post on the Tor blog, arma discussed the possibility of "improving Tor's ...
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Why can't Tor Browser use Adobe Flash Player?
So some games I tried on Tor need Adobe Flash Player.
I've downloaded Adobe Flash Player three times now, and the game still can't be played.
Any help?
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HTML 5 canvas Imagedata Extraction, what does it actually mean?
I got the following when reaching github.com
This website (github.com) attempted to extract HTML5 canvas image data, which may be used to uniquely identify your computer.
Should Tor browser allow ...
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How do I add the DuckDuckGo .onion version to the Tor Browser search providers?
By default, DuckDuckGo is included in TBB's default list of search providers in the search bar. But it is only their clearnet site (duckduckgo.com), and not their hidden service version, https://...
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How reliable is setting an exit via country code?
In torrc, you can select exit nodes by country code (https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#ChooseEntryExit) - how reliable is that selection? Could a malicious (or simply poorly-configured) ...
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Where is the tor log file
On my linux i can run sudo journalctl -u tor@default to see tor log. where is the log file stored on the system. Maybe a unix.stakexchange kind of question but i opt to ask it here
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CloudFlare's captcha screen insurmountable [closed]
CloudFlare's captcha screen appears more and more often during Tor browsing.
First they ask for a CAPTCHA and that's ok. Then there's the copy/paste confirmation string. That should be the last ...
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Is there a way to defend oneself against a timing attack?
Is there a way for an end user to protect oneself against the timing attack when using Tor?
For those, who are not familiar with it, a timing attack involves an adversary populating the Tor cloud ...
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Can I expect the Tor Browser Bundle not to leak information to the file system and to other applications?
Was the Tor Browser Bundle built with aim not to leak information to the file system (e.g. to temporary files), to the disk in general (e.g. to the swap) and by other means to other applications (e.g. ...
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Using curl over a normal tor installation, not tor-browser-bundle, on debian wheezy
I installed a tor relay on debian wheezy and it runs fine. Now I want to use curl and I used:
curl --socks5 127.0.0.1:9150 http://www.torproject.org
But it couldn't connect to the host.
If I start ...
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How many distinct Tor circuits are possible?
Given the current relay census, and assuming a standard Tor Browser Bundle installation, approximately how many distinct Tor circuits are possible? Once entry guards have been chosen, approximately ...
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How can I prevent someone looking at my traffic patterns from learning that I use Tor?
Traffic pattern recognition can apparently be used to achieve a high degree of confidence of the origin of certain traffic, based on statistical analysis of exit node traffic.
Is it possible to ...
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HTML5 Canvas Security Flaw
What security flaw with the HTML5 canvas is Tor Browser Bundle protecting you from when it pops up a notification about the canvas.
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Can onion sites have subdomains?
Can .onion sites have subdomains (e.g. subdomain.abcdefghijklmnop.onion/) or do the naming protocols prevent this?
It appears to have been suggested in 2012, and the developers (or someone) say they ...
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Do all relays in a circuit encrypt data response from a server?
I know that when sending data from the Tor client to a server it is encrypted and gradually get decrypted on the way there.
This question is about when the server responds. The data must be encrypted ...
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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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How can one make Tor faster, when willing to to sacrifice anonymity?
It's clear, with special configs of this kind, anonymity will suffer. But if one is aware of that and willing to accept that...
How can one make Tor faster?
How can one use only fast relays? Will ...
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Tor on Chromebook/Chrome OS
Google's Chrome OS runs on Chromebooks built by different manufacturers. Various applications can be installed via the Chrome store but there's no straightforward way to install Tor.
How could one ...
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Would running Tor client and Tor relay simultaneously harm my anonymity?
If I run a Tor relay in a machine and at the same time I use the same instance as a Tor client, would that harm my anonymity ? Would it be better to use different Tor instances on the same machine? ...
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How can I test an application for proxy leaks?
If I have an application that supports a SOCKS proxy, and I point it at a running Tor instance, how can I be sure that all traffic the application sends (including DNS requests) are sent through the ...
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Is there a Tor browser on the iPad with iOS 7?
I have spend many hours trying to find a browser to browse the internet with Tor on an iPad with iOS 7. I only found one which is "covert browser". But it seems it is not supported by the Tor project. ...
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How should I verify Tor downloads?
When I go to https://www.torproject.org/download/download.html to download the Tor Browser for Windows, how can I be sure that the package I'm downloading is genuine, and hasn't been tampered with?
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How would a registration of the .onion gtld impact the Tor network?
The title pretty much says it all.
What effects would a gtld registration of .onion domain have on the Tor network, is this something to worry about? Or is it something to welcome and slap a web2tor ...
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