<![CDATA[You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself.]]>You might have heard of Tor already,
yet never dared to try it yourself.

Despite being around for decades,
Tor is still a tool too few people know about. Tor is essential to journalists, activists, whistleblowers, dissidents, and people in vulnerable situations everywhere.

Thanks to Tor, activists have a safe way to continue fighting for human rights and resist censorship from oppressive regimes.

Here's how Tor works,
and why you should support it.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/f2e1bba9-1d2d-45bd-af59-8ab7b7543b14/you-might-have-heard-of-tor-already-yet-never-dared-to-try-it-yourself.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 01:53:42 GMTTue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:09:49 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon As a nice bonus, I just blocked a few trolls spreading long-debunked lies against Tor in the comments here.

The "never dared to try it" you noted is no accident. People are being actively misled by trollbots. Open any thread about Tor anywhere and you'll be instantly hit with a wave of FUD. Sadly, it's true even about Mastodon.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/sensiblequiet/statuses/116452058037969447https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/sensiblequiet/statuses/116452058037969447Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:09:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:59:34 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon I started using Tor in 2015. Without Tor, I would be unable to join Mastodon and post here, because almost everything I say and boost is outlawed in my country. The regime considers my very system of beliefs illegal and will imprison me for any public misstep no matter how small.

Tor is freedom!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/sensiblequiet/statuses/116452017729915563https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/sensiblequiet/statuses/116452017729915563Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:59:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:55:22 GMT]]>@technolyze I forgot, you asked if it was just DDoS

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116448698199156153https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116448698199156153Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:55:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:55:07 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
And the networking-magic of "hidden services" let's you easily make your services running on a PC in your homenetwork be reachable from everywhere without a static IP from your ISP.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/dexternemrod/statuses/116446573882677002https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/dexternemrod/statuses/116446573882677002Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:55:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:30:46 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon

Another good and easy way to support is to run on your devices. It helps people all over the world circumvent Tor blocks:

https://snowflake.torproject.org/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/KentNavalesi/statuses/116446006219685462https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/KentNavalesi/statuses/116446006219685462Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:30:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:47 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
@jackryder

Use Tor, I2P, whatever you like - if you use a vpn use mullvad, and remember, loose lips sink ships.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972178168695https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972178168695Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:47 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
@jackryder

4 years ago

Hundreds of Tor Relays are Being Used to De-anonymize Users
Presented by Mental Outlaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvBAaUPzvBQ

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@jackryder

7 months ago

The Tor Project is Ignoring These Issues
Presented by Mental Outlaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDDkfKPmD8c

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972103383802https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972103383802Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:46 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
@jackryder

7 months ago

How Bad OPSEC Led to Four Arrests
Presented by Daniel Boctor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzz6-mfevfs

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972080928803https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972080928803Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:45 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
@jackryder

1 month ago

ALL Onion Services Vulnerable, & Tor can't patch it
Presented by Daniel Boctor

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rusty__shackleford/116213280450094664

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972004629818https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972004629818Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:45 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
@jackryder

7 months ago

The FBI Arrested A Major Tor Node Operator
Presented by Mental Outlaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp_qHcQQyz8

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972053839014https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115461425086098047/statuses/116444972053839014Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:07:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:08:06 GMT]]>@BurritoSommelier

Off the top of my head, I2P. ย There might be more that I haven't heard of or can't remember offhand. ย I2P is the next most common after Tor AFAIK, although it's not a close second by any means. ย I don't know enough about (both or either of) them to be able to say if one's objectively better than the other.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gotosocial.plutar.ch/users/plutarch/statuses/01KPRXYBNTK7ADG02PR4EMV6X0https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gotosocial.plutar.ch/users/plutarch/statuses/01KPRXYBNTK7ADG02PR4EMV6X0Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:08:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:46:54 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon @Drums_in_the_night So beyond my kneejerk reaction I usually give before I've actually read the article, this did address the issues I brought up. Had I not been preoccupied with what sure seemed like someone insulting my intelligence for daring to have seen misinformation and not yet had clarification, I likely would've gotten to this point sooner.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116444418184119792https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116444418184119792Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:46:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:21:00 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon then there is me, not possible to port forward due to cg nat and too greedy for a vps, so tor to access home via ssh

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/utf_7/statuses/116444316345034728https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/utf_7/statuses/116444316345034728Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:21:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:12:14 GMT]]>@disorderlyf @Drums_in_the_night I'd recommend reading the article I wrote linked in the original post to answer these questions ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Em0nM4stodon/statuses/116444281861856196https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Em0nM4stodon/statuses/116444281861856196Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:12:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:55:28 GMT]]>@shadowdancer That's a good question. I think asking the Tor Project directly what they prefer would be a good idea!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Em0nM4stodon/statuses/116444215963653206https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Em0nM4stodon/statuses/116444215963653206Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:55:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:53:29 GMT]]>@Drums_in_the_night @Em0nM4stodon "Do you know what an IP address is" sounds like I've said something particularly ignorant about how TOR works to the point where you expect me to not even know basic information about how the internet works, which is exactly my point. There's conflicting information about what best practice is for using TOR.

If what you're after is specific examples, do I need to give a shit about specific exit nodes or not? Does it really defeat the purpose of using TOR if you log into a site you browse from TOR? Are you actually automatically held under more scrutiny if you connect via TOR? Every time I've tried to settle what is true about TOR, the people I spoke to who use it on a regular basis descended into arguments, sometimes conflicting their own statements later on. I just stick with VPNs and extensions I've verified are trustworthy and call it a day.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116444208138336844https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116444208138336844Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:53:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:30:32 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
Sure ๐Ÿ˜‰ Alas, I'm no billionaire though, so I was thinking should I instead just donate the few โ‚ฌ I currently pay for the VPS running the relay.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/shadowdancer/statuses/116444117903526025https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/shadowdancer/statuses/116444117903526025Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:30:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:23:25 GMT]]>@shadowdancer Both! ๐Ÿ’œ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Em0nM4stodon/statuses/116444089897873960https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Em0nM4stodon/statuses/116444089897873960Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:23:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:16:13 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon
I operate a relay, and have been for years. Now, I'm wondering, given the choice between running a relay and donating to the tor project, which one would be more beneficial overall?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/shadowdancer/statuses/116444061626151335https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/shadowdancer/statuses/116444061626151335Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:16:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:13:53 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon Mostly I don't use TOR because for every five websites I've wanted to visit via TOR, there seemed to be six things I was doing wrong that actually made me less anonymous than if I used a regular browser on clearweb only

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116443816489750867https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/ap/users/115601049471092408/statuses/116443816489750867Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:22:55 GMT]]>@plutarch curious - what are some other anon networks? Iโ€™ve only ever heard of tor

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/BurritoSommelier/statuses/116443616088480410https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/BurritoSommelier/statuses/116443616088480410Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:22:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:00:59 GMT]]>@Em0nM4stodon There's also https://freenet.org/
and
https://www.hyphanet.org/index.html

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bhasic/statuses/116443529811097114https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bhasic/statuses/116443529811097114Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:00:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You might have heard of Tor already, yet never dared to try it yourself. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:46:19 GMT]]>@Sunny @Em0nM4stodon never underestimate how deep surveillance goes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116056513631316930/statuses/116443472192219927https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116056513631316930/statuses/116443472192219927Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:46:19 GMT