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Can't connect to onion sites
Installed the Tor browser bundle on my Ubuntu 14.10 box a while back and am now trying to learn about onion sites. My Tor browser passes the check.torproject.org test, but can not connect to idnxcnkne4qt76tg.onion (which I understand is Tor's onion…
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Tor browser 4.0 doesn't start but process is running (win7)
I'm using Tor Browser 4.0 in Windows 7 32bit. When I start firefox.exe (or click the Start Tor Browser link, which is the same) a firefox.exe process starts, but no window shows up and after some time the process has a constant CPU use of 0%. Any…
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Can I run an exit relay through a VPN service?
Is it possible to run an exit relay through a VPN service? As long as the service provider has approved this, is it otherwise workable? Do any technical limitations or performance disadvantages make this unworkable? Assuming that there's adequate…
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How are Hidden Service Locations Protected From Exit Nodes?
What is to prevent exit nodes from seeing the location of servers hosting Tor hidden services?
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How does misconfigured time affect Tor?
Tor users and Tor relays across the world have different time zones.
How does misconfigured time affects Tor operation either on client or server side? Is there a time skew margin in which Tor still operates well ? Could a misconfigured time zone…
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Why won't Google Chrome browser let me visit https://www.torproject.org?
When using Google's Chrome browser to visit https://www.torproject.org I am rejected by the browser with the following message:
Your connection is not private
Attackers might be trying to steal your information from
www.torproject.org (for…
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Why is putting a VPN between the destination and an exit node unsafe?
In a recent Tor blog post the following was mentioned:
The help desk has been asked how to configure a VPN to prevent a
website from learning that a user is using Tor. We consider
positioning a VPN between one’s exit node and the destination…
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Is using Tor on Windows dangerous?
One of my friends keeps telling me that it's useless to use Tor on Windows, as Windows is full of key-loggers, Trojans and other malware, and if they want to identify me it will be easy because of Windows, unlike Linux .
Is this true? If so why?
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Tor fingerprinting on NSA Egotisticalgiraffe document
On page 11 and 12 of this document:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/egotistical-giraffe-nsa-tor-document
they say it's easy to dinstinguish Tor users from non-Tor users because of Torbutton. They are probably using some…
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Can I use skype using Tor?
I have college wifi when I use Skype it gets connected and after some time gets disconnected. This happen repeatedly.
I want to know Can I use Tor to avoid this problem ? I am not sure but may be Tor fix the disconnection problem.
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Is it safe to resize Tor Browser window with JavaScript disabled completely?
Recent Tor Browsers (as of writing, current stable version is 3.6.5) resize the browser window to a multiple of 200x100 pixels on opening. I understand this is to reduce the chances of a user being fingerprinted by their screen size. Unfortunately…
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Why doesn't the Tor bundle feature a track/spy blocker?
Am I missing something or why is no spy/track blocker included in the browser bundle? I undestand that add-ons may weaken the anonymity/privacy but aren't the example add-ons below not trusted?
e.g.…
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Are slow relays useful for the network?
If you a ran a very slow relay, would you be contributing much to the network or would it not help very much?
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I get a load balance error 429 on a particular website
In particular I get "Load Balancer Error: 429 Someone on your network is abusing this site with automated malicious software" when connecting to torrentz.eu or any mirror site. If I connect via my usual browser, Aurora, I don't get the error but I…
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Unable to start Tor browser using an account other than the one it was installed with (Windows 7)
I have just installed Tor Browser package (Windows), using my admin account (installation failed with a normal account due to insufficient privileges. I am able to start the Tor browser ok with the admin account. However, when I switch to my regular…
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