Tor is a complex yet simple online privacy tool. Tor is a network of
virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy
and security on the Internet. This software guarantees anonymity and
make your online activity untraceable. It can be used to bypass web
surveillance and encrypts your traffic between your computer and the tor
network though it might not encrypt it between the final destination
and the tor network. Tor works through relays which are automatically
switched, Tor helps to reduce the risks of both simple and sophisticated
traffic analysis by distributing your transactions over several places
on the Internet, so no single point can link you to your real
destination. Tor transmitts your data through several random relays
spread across the globe and cleans your track, no one knows where you
are coming frem or where you are going.
You have to configure your browsers and other applications to work through tor and I think the default http port is localhost:8118. Vidalia control panel gives the options on configuring tor, selecting allowed ports on your network, proxy settings, setting up a tor relay and so on. I implore you to read the documentations here before using this software.
Publisher’s description: Tor
is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a
form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and
privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state
security known as traffic analysis.
Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed
network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents
somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you
visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical
location. Tor works with many of your existing applications, including
web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote login, and other
applications based on the TCP protocol.
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world use Tor for a wide variety of reasons: journalists and bloggers, human rights workers, law enforcement officers, soldiers, corporations, citizens of repressive regimes, and just ordinary citizens.
Individuals use Tor to keep websites from tracking them and their family members, or to connect to news sites, instant messaging services, or the like when these are blocked by their local Internet providers. Tor’s hidden services let users publish web sites and other services without needing to reveal the location of the site. Individuals also use Tor for socially sensitive communication: chat rooms and web forums for rape and abuse survivors, or people with illnesses.
Journalists use Tor to communicate more safely with whistleblowers and dissidents. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) use Tor to allow their workers to connect to their home website while they’re in a foreign country, without notifying everybody nearby that they’re working with that organization.
Groups such as Indymedia recommend Tor for safeguarding their members’ online privacy and security. Activist groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recommend Tor as a mechanism for maintaining civil liberties online. Corporations use Tor as a safe way to conduct competitive analysis, and to protect sensitive procurement patterns from eavesdroppers. They also use it to replace traditional VPNs, which reveal the exact amount and timing of communication. Which locations have employees working late? Which locations have employees consulting job-hunting websites? Which research divisions are communicating with the company’s patent lawyers?
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You have to configure your browsers and other applications to work through tor and I think the default http port is localhost:8118. Vidalia control panel gives the options on configuring tor, selecting allowed ports on your network, proxy settings, setting up a tor relay and so on. I implore you to read the documentations here before using this software.
Hundreds of thousands of people around the world use Tor for a wide variety of reasons: journalists and bloggers, human rights workers, law enforcement officers, soldiers, corporations, citizens of repressive regimes, and just ordinary citizens.
Individuals use Tor to keep websites from tracking them and their family members, or to connect to news sites, instant messaging services, or the like when these are blocked by their local Internet providers. Tor’s hidden services let users publish web sites and other services without needing to reveal the location of the site. Individuals also use Tor for socially sensitive communication: chat rooms and web forums for rape and abuse survivors, or people with illnesses.
Journalists use Tor to communicate more safely with whistleblowers and dissidents. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) use Tor to allow their workers to connect to their home website while they’re in a foreign country, without notifying everybody nearby that they’re working with that organization.
Groups such as Indymedia recommend Tor for safeguarding their members’ online privacy and security. Activist groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recommend Tor as a mechanism for maintaining civil liberties online. Corporations use Tor as a safe way to conduct competitive analysis, and to protect sensitive procurement patterns from eavesdroppers. They also use it to replace traditional VPNs, which reveal the exact amount and timing of communication. Which locations have employees working late? Which locations have employees consulting job-hunting websites? Which research divisions are communicating with the company’s patent lawyers?
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
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