TOR anyone?
Friday, March 31, 2017 by gmc2 | Discussion: Internet
With the repeal of the internet privacy safeguards I've been thinking of switching over to an anonymous browser and TOR has been recommended as fulfilling that nook.
Are there any TOR users here and if so, what can you tell me about TOR.
Reply #2 Friday, March 31, 2017 6:09 PM
Opera has browsing privacy settings. You can not be tracked if you enable them.
Reply #6 Friday, March 31, 2017 9:51 PM
I'm using chrome, adblock, NO cookies (with exceptions), ghostery and scriptblock. Just not sure that this enough. My browsing history is fairly boring but I don't want to get targeted ads or have my history sold without my permission, which I would never give.
Any thoughts on how the repeal will impact us or good methods to thwart these pricks?
Reply #7 Friday, March 31, 2017 11:27 PM
The average computer user cannot make themselves untraceable. That is fact.
Everything mentioned above actually does precious little in that regard except suggesting a false sense of 'privacy'. Nothing more. Sorry guys, that is the sad reality.
Reply #8 Friday, March 31, 2017 11:49 PM
Slightly off topic...........has anyone swopped from adblocker to Ublock origin? I'm finding Ublock is very effective at what it does and I like it a lot.
Reply #9 Saturday, April 1, 2017 12:06 AM
Yes,and I found the adblocker plus is the culprit which giving my Firefox a bit of hiccup. I am highly recommend uBlock origin with uMatrix or uBlock Origin Extra. All three of them are written by the same programmer. uMatrix is quite powerful if you know how to configure. uBlock Origin Extra is the tool thawed the annoying anti-adblocker on Chrome platform,but be careful it may compromise some sites are not rendered correctly.
Reply #10 Saturday, April 1, 2017 5:07 AM
I'm using chrome, adblock, NO cookies (with exceptions), ghostery and scriptblock. Just not sure that this enough. My browsing history is fairly boring but I don't want to get targeted ads or have my history sold without my permission, which I would never give.
Any thoughts on how the repeal will impact us or good methods to thwart these pricks?
Do not input information that you want to keep secret. Do not visit webpages using ad services that sell your history. Anything from Google and Facebook, of course, are the first to go.
Reply #11 Saturday, April 1, 2017 5:11 AM
Wouldn't bother with TOR...it's a magnet for surveillance.
I suggest Opera...it has its own VPN, unlimited data and "My ISP sees nussing. Nussing."
In incognito mode, it also automatically erases browsing history (maybe cookies, too - don't remember), and has a built in adblocker, so pages load faster.
Read about it...lots of nice features: http://www.opera.com/computer
Reply #12 Saturday, April 1, 2017 6:34 AM
I have adblocker plus on Chrome. I have yet to see any ads pop up anywhere. Chrome also has incognito mode and can erase all browsing data when you close it. As for Tor...not even gonna bother. If the 3 letter bogeymen want my pitable stuff......have at it. No sensitive nuthin' there. LOL
Reply #13 Thursday, March 29, 2018 12:23 AM
Like the_Monk said, the cat is already out of the bag. And with MS and Intel building backdoors into everything, there is bugger-all chance of stemming the flow.... it'd be like the little Dutch boy with his finger in the dyke.
Even VPNs are likely to be vulnerable to oganisations with the right equipment to crack them: eg, the CIA; the FBI; Homeland Security: MI5: KGB and others.
Nope, a silly little browser claiming to be secure is no defence. Governments and large corporations made sure of that.... and Windows 10 is the least secure against backdoor intrusions of all Windows editions, MS deliberately made it that way.
A VPN, however, may protect against ISPs and some lesser government agencies snooping on some of your online dealings.
Having said that, if one has nude or compromising photos of one's self, I suggest deleting them with a high quality file scrubber, cos hiding them in an encrypted folder is a virtual invitation to prying minds [like mine] to unencrypt it.
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Reply #1 Friday, March 31, 2017 4:55 PM
More than half the TOR nodes are run by FBI-CIA-NSA. It's compromised, and not safe.
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