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If I am running a Middle Tor Node, can I get malware from it?

If I am running a Middle Tor Node, is it possible to get malware from malware going through the node?
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If I am an exit node can/should I restrict certain sites?

Can I pick and choose what sites a user can access via my exit node? For instance I might be very pro-facebook, but I probably have no interest in helping to conceal the identity of people downloading child-porn or engaging in other things I might…
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Problems with starting the tor service on Windows 10 (Error 1064)

Goal: start the tor service on Windows 10 with specified torrc. My attempt: 1 step. tor --service install -options -f C:\TorBrowser\torrc 2 step. Trying to start the service... I get the error. torrc file located in C:\TorBrowser\torrc: Bridge…
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Protonmail login does´t work any more with TOR Browser 7.0 and later

https://protonmail.com/login or https://protonirockerxow.onion/ Alfter loggin in with username and password skript seems to stuck -> nothing goes -> no login With TOR Browser 6.5.2 it worked. Deactivating https everywhere and noscript doesn´t change…
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Tor anonimyty (keys)

How does anonymity of tor work? For example, government want to find somebody who uses tor. We will call him X. He visited site Z. He used tor. Government asks ip of exit node from Z and gets it. Traffic from exit node to Z is unencrypted. Exit node…
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Hidden Service with Bootstrap 3

I was wondering if it is possible to host a hidden service and use Bootstrap (cdn or local) css. If bootstrap is to big to handle for Tor, is there any other (lightweight) css framework that would be possible to use on a Hidden Service? Kind…
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Install a Tor relay on Windows with Tor Browser Bundle

I can not install or configure a Tor relay. I had Tor downloaded, installed several times on Windows XP. There is no Vidalia in it or came with it. The union button gives me no options like Vidalia used to do.
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How to use Arm with Tor Browser Bundle

Tor Browser Bundle 3.5 doesn't maintain Vidalia Tor map anymore, so I thought of using Tor Arm to view the Tor network traffic. How do I run it?
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Is Tor responsible for content on websites?

I enjoy using Tor very much since discovering it. I find the biggest problem is the prevalence of child exploitation on various .onion sites, while looking for adult porn which I already feel ashamed of looking at. I didn't intend to use Tor for…
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Can you create a SSH, OpenVPN, or stunnel tunel from Whonix where the other party is a non-Tor machine and pipe Linphone traffic through this tunel

Basic problem of lets say a whistleblower is that he may not wish the person he is communicating with to know his real public IP and often the 3rd party is a non-Tor user so the use of hidden services is not possible as that person cannot access…
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HTTPS Everywhere and Tor

I don't see an option to install the HTTPS Everywhere add-on on the Tor Browser. Is the HTTPS not needed on the Tor Browser? Does Tor encrypt one's data like the HTTPS Everywhere add-on? I'm new to safe browsing (have read FAQs and other…
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Tor domain name

When will the domain name contain more than 16 characters that are in base 32? (or when will it change from base 32 to base x?) Is it still "worth it" to spend time and processing power to generate a custom onion domain?
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Are .onion addresses leak-proof?

I want to perform tasks other than web browsing over Tor, for example XMPP chat. I don't want to have to rely on a Tor implementation in the applications themselves, but I do want to avoid leaking my IP address directly or via DNS lookups. (I…
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How to make the Tor Browser take the same identity each time

I use Tor Browser in Ubuntu. I want to learn a way if possible to make the Tor Browser take the same identity each time I open it. Is it possible?
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How to shut down a Tor relay

The question may seem stupid, but can I just shut down my Pc running Ubuntu with a Tor relay or is there as set procedure? Thank you
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