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Why does JavaScript that compares window.screen.availHeight and window.innerHeight help me to detect Tor browser?

For some website we're working on, I've been asked to detect if users are using the Tor browser. Looking around this came up: https://stackoverflow.com/a/28202492 From that answer, a quick and dirty way of detecting the Tor browser would be to check…
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Error 462 Not Allowed

I'm trying to get onto lifewire.com and for some reason when I'm using Tor it throws up an 'Error 462 Not Allowed' page. Anyone know why this is? The website is pretty vanilla not exactly NSFW.
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Is it possible to voluntarly unlist a relay from consensus?

While configuring a relay I made multiple tor instances ( with different nicknames and fingerprints). Now i'm in a situation that current relay i'm hosting dont't get listed at the consensus because there are other instances listed as hibernating…
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Is it illegal to use Tor and any encryption product in Russia?

I've read http://www.cryptolaw.org/cls2.htm#ru but also Is there a list of illegal Tor areas?. So I'm kind of confused, do you guys know anything about this matter?
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How to implement the modified source code of Tor?

I want to log how many circuits have been made through my Tor onion router (OR). So if I do some changes in the original source code, how can I make my Tor use that changed source code. I am now using Tor version 0.2.4.21 controlled by Vidalia…
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What is best secure and anonymous Web Server for hosting Tor hidden services?

What is best secure and anonymous Web Server for hosting Tor hidden services? and how can i remove any information about my Web Server and my Server OS that can be leaked ? what is tor recommendation about web server software and server os hosting…
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tor browser bundle + sshuttle safe together?

I started using sshuttle as "poor man's VPN over SSH" to forward all the outgoing tcp traffic / dns query to a private server. sshuttle allows you to create a VPN connection from your machine to any remote server that you can connect to via ssh,…
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How safe are Tor exit nodes.... really?

From everything I've seen and read about Tor, it seems like the exit nodes are the single point of potential failure if one is using Tor as a client. Stated differently, from what I understand the exit nodes are the only way for someone to see a…
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can anyone tell me about the bandwidth weights?

I have read about Computing Bandwidth weights in Tor directory protocol, version 3. But I could not understand about how bandwidth weights are calculated. And since they appear only once in consensus, how they help in path selection by network…
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Why does my relay have the HSDir flag when I don't host any hidden services?

i think hidden services are the dark nets inside the TOR network. I am not hosting any web servers. Then how my OR is flagged as HSDir?
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Tor in WINE = Anonymous?

Could you tell me whether running a Tor.exe in the WINE emulator under Debian might compromise anonymity? Background: I need to run Tor Browser together with a password manager. The only option I see is using Dashlane for Windows together with a…
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Is it possible to limit the number of incoming and outgoing connections on a Tor relay?

I'm running a relay on my Raspberry Pi due to its low power consumption and simplicity, and have it set up to run headless via SSH so I can monitor it with tor-arm. My issue is that the longer my relay is running and the more Tor flags it gets, the…
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Why Tor Browser Bundle should not be run as root?

What is the actual cause of this error ? I know how to solve so dont need that but just want to know why that error occur. If we run it on root what can be the problems faced ? Also What to do if we want to run Tor Safely ? like without making…
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How can I find out what my control port is?

I'm trying to use Tor in conjunction with FrostWire, and I' following these instructions: http://www.ehow.com/how_7510294_do-configure-tor-frostwire.html I can't seem to figure out how to get the control port, as there doesn't seem to be any such…
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Which countries contribute the most to the Tor source code?

Amongst the developers working on the Tor source code, which countries have the maximum representation in terms of number of contributors and overall contributions?
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