Tor Browser 14.5 Alpha 1 / 14.0.3

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Tor Browser is free web browsing software and an open network. It helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.

The Browser also 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. Also it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. And it lets you access the blocked websites.

The Browser lets you use Tor on Windows, MacOS, or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB flash drive, comes with a pre-configured web browser to protect your anonymity, and is self-contained (portable).

BLOCK TRACKERS

TB isolates each website you visit so third-party trackers and ads can’t follow you. Any cookies automatically clear when you’re done browsing. So will your browsing history.

RESIST FINGERPRINTING

The Browser aims to make all users look the same, making it difficult for you to be fingerprinted based on your browser and device information.

MULTI-LAYERED ENCRYPTION

Your traffic is relayed and encrypted three times as it passes over the Tor network. The network is comprised of thousands of volunteer-run servers known as Tor relays.

Don’t torrent over Tor Browser

Torrent file-sharing applications ignore proxy settings and make direct connections even when they should use Tor. Even if your torrent application connects only through Tor, you will often send out your real IP address in the tracker GET request, because that’s how torrents work. Not only do you deanonymize your torrent traffic and your other simultaneous Tor web traffic this way, you also slow down the entire Tor network for everyone else.

Use HTTPS versions of websites

Tor will encrypt your traffic to and within the Tor network. But the encryption of your traffic to the final destination website depends upon on that website. To help ensure private encryption to websites, the browser includes HTTPS Everywhere to force the use of HTTPS encryption with major websites that support it. However, you should still watch the browser URL bar to ensure that websites you provide sensitive information to display a blue or green URL bar button.

Don’t open documents downloaded through Tor while online

The Browser will warn you before automatically opening documents that are handled by external applications. DO NOT IGNORE THIS WARNING. You should be very careful when downloading documents via Tor (especially DOC and PDF files).

Use bridges and/or find company

The Browser tries to prevent attackers from learning what destination websites you connect to. However, by default, it does not prevent somebody watching your Internet traffic from learning that you’re using Tor Browser. If this matters to you, you can reduce this risk by configuring Tor to use a Tor bridge relay rather than connecting directly to the public Tor network.

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (32-bit, 64-bit)
macOS 10.9 and later.
Linux, BSD, and Unix

How Tor Browser Protects Your Privacy and Identity Online

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Tor Browser 14.5 Alpha 1 / 14.0.3