About to use Tor. Any security tips? (matt.traudt.xyz)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by fishonthenet@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

a great post that was published a few years ago on Matt Traudt's blog with some tips for people using Tor and the Tor Browser.

it also addresses common misconceptions like disabling JS and using fingerprinting tests, which unfortunately I see floating around every other day on the internet.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2022

2 points (100.0% liked)

Privacy

31939 readers

556 users here now

A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

Some Rules

Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
Don't promote proprietary software
Try to keep things on topic
If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
Be nice :)

Related communities

Chat rooms

[Matrix/Element]Dead
Discord

much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS