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submitted 1 week ago by abbiistabbii to c/tor@lemmy.ml

This might sound like a stupid question for some, but how often do you use tor and under what conditions. I mean do you use it as your main browser, when you are looking up something sensitive, or just to get around blocks?

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[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Nearly all the time. I have it start on system boot on my phone and my podcasts are downloaded over it. My apps through fdroid are downloaded over it. My Monero wallet is synchronized over it. My chat apps such as SimpleX and Signal are used over it, etc.

[-] drkt@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 1 week ago

Just to get around blocks. Ironically, Tor exits are treated as more trustworthy than my residential IP address.

[-] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

Mostly when looking for torrents

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

On desktop, pretty much only when I need to access an Onion site.

I also route my Torrent client through Tor, as neither my router nor my VPN allow port forwarding, but I should be able to seed over Tor without much of an issue (still working out the kinks though).

On mobile, I use Tor Browser as my main browser because it provides the best fingerprinting protection, so I'm stuck using the Tor network as a result.

this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2025
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