I won't say that Tor is untrustworthy, but I will say that you shouldn't use it as your only layer of protection. Using Tor in combination with a VPN, using VMs and full disk encryption, and logging in from a location that is not your home will put you on the right track to actual privacy. That's on top of not running any javascript, using free software, on a machine that can and does run libreboot.
Tor by itself doesn't fulfill all of a user's privacy needs, and that's just a conservative assessment. If you wanna be super paranoid, even Tor can't be trusted. You'd be better running it than not running it, but I wouldn't put all of my faith in it.
Run Tails OS if you need anything through Tor. I honestly don't trust Tor at all, there are too many rouge nodes out there, but realistically what else is there? Any other onion network have the same limitations.
That's why I say don't use it as your only privacy layer. Multiple methods at once greatly increase your ability to stay hidden. Use any one thing at a time, and you are limited by the vulnerabilities of that thing. Use multiple avenues, and you can counteract those vulnerabilities.
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MungFuSensei ago
I won't say that Tor is untrustworthy, but I will say that you shouldn't use it as your only layer of protection. Using Tor in combination with a VPN, using VMs and full disk encryption, and logging in from a location that is not your home will put you on the right track to actual privacy. That's on top of not running any javascript, using free software, on a machine that can and does run libreboot.
Tor by itself doesn't fulfill all of a user's privacy needs, and that's just a conservative assessment. If you wanna be super paranoid, even Tor can't be trusted. You'd be better running it than not running it, but I wouldn't put all of my faith in it.
FuttsMcButts ago
Run Tails OS if you need anything through Tor. I honestly don't trust Tor at all, there are too many rouge nodes out there, but realistically what else is there? Any other onion network have the same limitations.
MungFuSensei ago
That's why I say don't use it as your only privacy layer. Multiple methods at once greatly increase your ability to stay hidden. Use any one thing at a time, and you are limited by the vulnerabilities of that thing. Use multiple avenues, and you can counteract those vulnerabilities.