That's encrypted between your client and the server you're sending requests to. Tor, when used with the Tor browser, will keep your anonymous identity contained within that browser and clear it every time you close it.ĭo I have to worry about exit node operators sniffing my email contents even if I use HTTPS?
I'm pretty sure I remember something about something as silly as fiber optic splitters for large data centers. The last thing you want is any of your Tor activity to be associated with an account that has your real information in it.ĭoes using Tor help me at all in regards to PRISM or other NSA surveillance activities? What about privacy from advertisers? As I understand it, PRISM goes to the companies to ask for (meta)data rather than just sniffing traffic, so does Tor help me out at all? As soon as you log into a service with your normal internet, they have your IP, geolocation, etc. I'll continue using my personal Gmail account that is just my name, continue using GitHub, and so on. Also, if you're kind enough to set up your node to be a relay, you'll be helping out the network with routing. If at some point in the future, I decide I want to do something that could require the level of anonymity Tor provides, are there any precautions I should take to separate the hypothetical identity from my real one?Īs I won't be doing anything in particular that might benefit from anonymity, what benefit is there in using Tor?Ĭertainly, you're making Tor traffic less suspicious by using it daily. If there are a few sites I would prefer to use through clearnet, like the aforementioned banking, would using FoxyProxy be a safe way to specify those exceptions? I understand specifying the correct ruleset may require more than just listing the domain name of the site, but if I manage to do that correctly is this a safe option? Does using Tor help me at all in regards to PRISM or other NSA surveillance activities? What about privacy from advertisers? As I understand it, PRISM goes to the companies to ask for (meta)data rather than just sniffing traffic, so does Tor help me out at all?Ĭonversely, is there anything I should be careful with? Do I have to worry about exit node operators sniffing my email contents even if I use HTTPS? Is there any information in particular I should be careful about spreading through Tor as opposed to through clearnet? I think I'll continue banking through clearnet just in case.
Hi r/tor! I've been thinking about using Tor for my general purpose web browsing, spurned in part by the recent NSA revelations.Īs I won't be doing anything in particular that might benefit from anonymity, what benefit is there in using Tor? I'll continue using my personal Gmail account that is just my name, continue using GitHub, and so on.
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