Questions tagged [tor]
Tor is software and a network that enables you to avoid certain forms of network surveillance and communicate anonymously. While questions about Tor are on-topic here, they are also on-topic at Tor.SE (https://tor.stackexchange.com)
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Using Tor behind a proxy?
i'd like to use TOR/polipo behind a proxy like below
ME --> POLIPO --> TOR --> PROXY SQUID --> WEB
Couldn't find how to do that. When specifying a parent proxy for polipo, it goes straight for it ...
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Tor in virtual machine - 502 bad gateway
I'm trying to run Tor in virtual machine. It used to work, but now when I try to access sites I get "502 bad gateway" error from Privoxy instead of requested site. I tried fixing time to correct one ...
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TOR hidden service - PHP or CGI - what is safely?
I want to setup TOR Onion hidden service with non-static pages.
What should I use: Php or CGI? What is more safely?
I don't want to reveal IP of machine - I live in China and I afraid goverment.
I ...
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Speed up FireFox when using TOR
After reading this question about surfing the web anonymously, I tried TOR with Firefox and it seems to be changing the original IP, but Firefox is really slow!
I have a good network speed, and I've ...
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Do you rely on Tor?
Tor is good for some amount of anonymity (nothing is perfect of course), but is there a specific task that you find Tor indispensable for? Surely one could follow the various tips that this question ...